DNA metabarcoding in diet studies: Unveiling ecological aspects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

LL de Sousa, SM Silva, R Xavier - Environmental DNA, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Effective conservation of species and ecosystems requires the understanding of important
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …

Towards sustainable agriculture: rhizosphere microbiome engineering

S Bano, X Wu, X Zhang - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Soil microbiomes are extremely complex, with dense networks of interconnected microbial
species underpinning vital functions for the ecosystem. In advanced agricultural research …

Soil multitrophic network complexity enhances the link between biodiversity and multifunctionality in agricultural systems

S Jiao, Y Lu, G Wei - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Belowground biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem functions and services that humans
rely on. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the determinants of the biodiversity …

The global-scale distributions of soil protists and their contributions to belowground systems

AM Oliverio, S Geisen, M Delgado-Baquerizo… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Protists are ubiquitous in soil, where they are key contributors to nutrient cycling and energy
transfer. However, protists have received far less attention than other components of the soil …

Crop cover is more important than rotational diversity for soil multifunctionality and cereal yields in European cropping systems

G Garland, A Edlinger, S Banerjee, F Degrune… - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
In natural ecosystems, positive effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning have been
widely observed, yet whether this is true in cropping systems remains unclear. Here we …

Regional-scale in-depth analysis of soil fungal diversity reveals strong pH and plant species effects in Northern Europe

L Tedersoo, S Anslan, M Bahram, R Drenkhan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build-
up from local to regional scales. In a multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots …

Core phylotypes enhance the resistance of soil microbiome to environmental changes to maintain multifunctionality in agricultural ecosystems

S Jiao, J Qi, C Jin, Y Liu, Y Wang, H Pan… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural ecosystems are facing increasing environmental changes. Revealing ecological
stability of belowground organisms is key to developing management strategies that …

Contrasting responses of above-and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity

G Le Provost, J Thiele, C Westphal, C Penone… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Chemical fertilizer reduction with organic fertilizer effectively improve soil fertility and microbial community from newly cultivated land in the Loess Plateau of China

J Han, Y Dong, M Zhang - Applied Soil Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving the soil quality of cultivated land generated by the Gully Land Consolidation
Project could promote sustainable economic and ecological development in the hilly gully …

GlobalFungi, a global database of fungal occurrences from high-throughput-sequencing metabarcoding studies

T Větrovský, D Morais, P Kohout, C Lepinay, C Algora… - Scientific Data, 2020 - nature.com
Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …