Soil protists are essential but often overlooked in soils, although they play crucial functional
roles in the terrestrial ecosystem. While soil protists have drawn increased attention to their …

The storage of municipal solid wastes in unengineered landfills poses a severe threat to soil
functions and health. Wastes seriously threaten human health and the terrestrial ecosystem …

Information about the size, composition and ecological role of soil microorganisms remains
unknown for some semiarid regions of the world while soil functioning and productivity …

Soil quality and function in forest environments are influenced by the interaction of soil-
forming parameters and silvicultural systems. Hyrcanian forests were recently accepted as a …

Soil organic matter (OM) stratification and macro and micro fauna are both good indicators
for the evaluation of soil ecological functioning, which is interrelated with nutrient cycles. To …

Soil micro-food web, as a part of the detritus food webs, directly or indirectly participates in
nutrient cycling by feeding on substrate and microorganisms and consequently influences …

Soil quality can be assessed by measuring its physical, chemical and biological properties.
In terrestrial ecosystems, the knowledge of the status of soil quality under different land …

Soil biological properties are good indicators for the evaluation of soil quality, introduced as
key indicators in soil health, which is in line with the nutrient cycles in terrestrial ecosystems …

The effect of vegetation types at mountainous sites on the relationships between soil biota
and environmental variables applicable for the evaluation of soil quality and functions are …

Soil function refers to all the roles and services that the soil performs, and can be assessed
by measuring physical, chemical and biological properties. In any case, studies on the state …