Nutrient availability is widely considered to constrain primary productivity in lowland tropical
forests, yet there is little comparable information for the soil microbial biomass. We assessed …

Highlights•Alpine meadow and desert grasslands harbor distinct bacterial and fungal
communities.•The bacterial phyla Actinobacteria dominated both grasslands, with …

Organism succession during ecosystem development has been researched for
aboveground plant communities, however, the associated patterns of change in below …

Tropical secondary forests currently represent over half of the world's remaining tropical
forests and are critical candidates for maintaining global biodiversity and enhancing …

Ecological networks are powerful tools for visualizing biodiversity data and assessing
ecosystem health and function. Constructing these networks requires considerable empirical …

Some agronomic practices not only promote the development of crop roots and increase
overall plant performance but also affect colonisation by rhizosphere microorganisms …

This study investigated the influence of corn straw application on soil microbial communities
and the relationship between such communities and soil properties in black soil. The crop …

Wetlands are among the most productive and important ecosystems on Earth, yet they have
been subject to repeated and dramatic historical losses, and continue to be at risk of …

In the current study, we showed that Pentaclethra macroloba appears to influence the
microbial communities within the soil of secondary forests in the Northern Zone of Costa …

The long-term effects of reforestation versus maintained grassland on microbial community
structure and nutrient cycling provide a valuable perspective on ecosystem health and …