The positive effect of earthworms on soil processes and plant growth has been extensively
documented. The capacity of earthworms to decompose organic matter has been attributed …

Soil organisms are recognized as ecosystem engineers and key for aggregation in soil due
to bioturbation, organic matter (OM) decomposition, and excretion of biogenic OM. The …

Variability in the activity and composition of soil microbial communities may have important
implications for the suite of microbially-derived ecosystem functions upon which agricultural …

Biodiversity is responsible for the provision of many ecosystem services; human well‐being
is based on these services, and consequently on biodiversity. In soil, earthworms represent …

Vermiremediation is an expanding technology that uses earthworms to remediate
organically contaminated soils and has been attracting attention from researchers gradually …

Microbial mechanisms associated with soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition are poorly
understood. We aim to determine the effects of inorganic and organic fertilizers on soil labile …

Mycorrhizal fungi interconnect two different kinds of environments, namely the plant roots
with the surrounding soil. This widespread coexistence of plants and fungi has important …

Biosolid application, wastewater irrigation, and plastic mulching technologies are major
sources of plastic pollution in agroecosystems. Microplastics may interact with soil …

Most ecosystem functions attributed to earthworms are mediated by their internal
microbiomes, and these are sensitive to disturbances in the external environment. However …

Earthworms contribute to numerous ecosystem services provided by soils. Most of the
studies focusing on the contributions of earthworms on leaf litter decomposition were …