Microorganisms drive several processes needed for robust plant growth and health.
Harnessing microbial functions is thus key to productive and sustainable food production …

A growing body of evidence suggests that microbial α-diversity (local species richness) may
have positive effects on ecosystem function. However, less attention has been paid to β …

Transdisciplinary solutions are needed to achieve the sustainability of ecosystem services
for future generations. We propose a framework to identify the causes of ecosystem function …

There is a global requirement to improve the environmental sustainability of intensively
managed grassland monocultures that rely on high rates of nitrogen fertiliser, which is …

Many studies have demonstrated the importance of rhizosphere microorganisms to soil
nutrient cycling and plant stress resistance. However, we still lack a comprehensive …

Biodiversity changes, such as decline in species richness and biotic homogenization, can
have grave consequences for ecosystem functionality. Careful investigation of biodiversity …

Productive grasslands in temperate regions have relied strongly on low plant diversity with
high management intensity and fertiliser inputs. Increasing plant diversity can provide high …

Microbial inoculants are constantly introduced into the soil as the deployment of sustainable
agricultural practices increases. These introductions might induce soil native communities' …

Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) is a
central topic in ecology. Multi‐trait–based functional diversity has been proposed to improve …

Biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF) studies aim to understand how ecosystems
respond to a gradient of species diversity. Generalised Diversity‐Interactions (DI) models …