[HTML][HTML] Manure management and soil biodiversity: Towards more sustainable food systems in the EU

J Köninger, E Lugato, P Panagos, M Kochupillai… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract CONTEXT In the European Union (EU-27) and UK, animal farming generated
annually more than 1.4 billion tonnes of manure during the period 2016–2019. Of this, more …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil fertility: contribution in the improvement of physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil

AF Fall, G Nakabonge, J Ssekandi… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many of the world's soils are experiencing degradation at an alarming rate. Climate change
and some agricultural management practices, such as tillage and excessive use of …

Soil microbial network complexity predicts ecosystem function along elevation gradients on the Tibetan Plateau

W Chen, J Wang, X Chen, Z Meng, R Xu… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The contributions of soil microbial diversity for the multifunctionality of ecosystem functions
remain little understood despite the well-known importance of soil microbial communities for …

Biochar stability and impact on soil organic carbon mineralization depend on biochar processing, aging and soil clay content

Y Yang, K Sun, L Han, Y Chen, J Liu, B Xing - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The carbon sequestration potential of biochar depends on its stability in the soil and its
priming effect on native soil organic carbon mineralization, which could be expected to be in …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial diversity drives carbon use efficiency in a model soil

LA Domeignoz-Horta, G Pold, XJA Liu, SD Frey… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Empirical evidence for the response of soil carbon cycling to the combined effects of
warming, drought and diversity loss is scarce. Microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) plays a …

[HTML][HTML] The life of soils: Integrating the who and how of multifunctionality

RE Creamer, JM Barel, G Bongiorno… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Capturing the complexity of soil life for soil quality assessments is one of the most
challenging paradoxes of contemporary soil science. Soil biota perform a plethora of …

An underground revolution: biodiversity and soil ecological engineering for agricultural sustainability

SF Bender, C Wagg, MGA van der Heijden - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2016 - cell.com
Soil organisms are an integral component of ecosystems, but their activities receive little
recognition in agricultural management strategies. Here we synthesize the potential of soil …

[HTML][HTML] Soil networks become more connected and take up more carbon as nature restoration progresses

E Morriën, SE Hannula, LB Snoek, NR Helmsing… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Soil organisms have an important role in aboveground community dynamics and ecosystem
functioning in terrestrial ecosystems. However, most studies have considered soil biota as a …

Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems

F Isbell, PR Adler, N Eisenhauer, D Fornara… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have revealed many potential benefits of increasing plant diversity in natural
ecosystems, as well as in agroecosystems and production forests. Plant diversity potentially …

Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

RD Bardgett, WH Van Der Putten - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Evidence is mounting that the immense diversity of microorganisms and animals that live
belowground contributes significantly to shaping aboveground biodiversity and the …