Fertile soil is fundamental to our ability to achieve food security, but problems with soil
degradation (such as acidification) are exacerbated by poor management. Consequently …

Biodiversity and carbon (C) cycling have been the focus of much research in recent
decades, partly because both change as a result of anthropogenic activities that are likely to …

Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …

Ecosystems are multifunctional and provide humanity with a broad array of vital services.
Effective management of services requires an improved evidence base, identifying the role …

Non-trophic interactions are shaping soil food web structure and functions. Particularly, the
actions of ecosystem engineers, such as earthworms, are likely to fundamentally impact the …

Many degraded ecosystems need active restoration to conserve biodiversity and re‐
establish ecosystem function, both highlighted targets of the UN Decade on Ecosystem …

Soil biota are intimately tied to plant communities through herbivory and symbiosis and
indirectly by the decomposition of dead organic plant material. Through both roots and …

Two key determinants of biological diversity that have been examined in aboveground and
aquatic systems are productivity, or resource supply, and physical disturbance. In this study …

La búsqueda, el uso y la aplicación de los indicadores de la calidad del suelo se han
intensificado en las últimas décadas, debido a la necesidad de preservar este recurso no …

In Amazonian Ecuador, land-use change from tropical rainforest to different productive
purposes is leading to irreversible situations from an environmental perspective. The …