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

Native and introduced species can coexist in rich ecosystems where competition for
resources is less intense; however, native species can be excluded from suitable habitats …

Soil microbiomes play important roles in supporting agricultural ecosystems. However, it is
still not well-known how soil microbiomes and their functionality respond to fertilization in …

Extensive coal mining causes significant ecological and environmental impacts on the local
ecosystem, especially on the terrestrial ecosystem. Mining activities induce the degradation …

Environmental circumstances shaping soil microbial communities have been studied
extensively. However, due to disparate study designs, it has been difficult to resolve whether …

Climate change will likely increase weather persistence in the mid-latitudes, resulting in
precipitation regimes (PR) with longer dry and wet periods compared to historic averages …

Soil inoculation from plant species-rich into species-poor grasslands may enable the
establishment of self-facilitating networks between microbes and vegetation, thereby …

Peatland restoration is essential to preserve biodiversity and carbon stored in peat soils.
Common restoration techniques such as rewetting do not always result in the full recovery of …

Heathlands are threatened habitats throughout the whole Europe, which have initiated
numerous restoration programmes aimed mostly at plant community reconstruction; …

Purpose In many ecosystems, the identity of the dominant plant is changing because of
global change. If the new dominant species has different litter and root traits than the one it …