Land-use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss. However, understanding how
different components of land use drive biodiversity loss requires the investigation of multiple …

The Vampyrellida (Endomyxa, Rhizaria) is a group of free-living, predatory amoebae, which
is most closely related to the Phytomyxea (plasmodiophorids and phagomyxids). It …

It is by now well proven that different plant species within their specific root systems select for
distinct subsets of microbiota from bulk soil–their individual rhizosphere microbiomes. In …

Soil fungi have important functions in agricultural ecosystems. They promote crop growth by
driving soil nutrient cycling and by forming mycorrhizal symbioses with crop species. Most …

Plants impact the development of their rhizosphere microbial communities. It is yet unclear to
what extent the root cap and specific root zones contribute to microbial community assembly …

Background For achieving long-term sustainability of intensive agricultural practices, it is
pivotal to understand belowground functional stability as belowground organisms play …

Protists, in particular bacterivores, are essential players in the rhizosphere; thus, how their
interactions with bacteria and fungi affect plant productivity and soil nutrient cycles warrants …

In the context of the soil food web, the transfer of plant-fixed energy and carbon to higher
trophic levels has traditionally been attributed to two main energy channels: the fungal …

Protists are major actors of soil communities and play key roles in shaping food webs,
community assembly, and ecosystem processes, yet their functional diversity is …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) accommodate diverse communities of phototrophic and
heterotrophic microorganisms. Heterotrophic protists have critical roles in the microbial food …