Soil food webs are at the nexus of soil biodiversity, functioning, and stability. With a research
history of over 35 years, soil food-web research remains a challenging and relatively …

Abstract Changes in biodiversity patterns along environmental gradients are receiving
increased interest in context of climate change. Altitudinal changes in the diversity of plants …

Abstract Knowledge on the trophic niche of animal species is important for understanding
their coexistence and hence animal diversity. Trophic niches have been shown to vary with …

Biodiversity and biomass of aboveground arthropods in central European forests
continuously declined during the last decade. However, whether belowground …

Niche theory fundamentally contributed to the understanding of animal diversity. However, in
soil, the diversity of animals seems enigmatic since the soil is a rather homogeneous habitat …

Climate change will likely increase habitat loss of endemic tree species and drives forest
conversion in mountainous forests. Elevation gradients provide the opportunity to predict …

Biodiversity is declining on a global scale with detrimental effects on ecosystem functioning.
Effects of reduced tree diversity on the diversity of aboveground animals have been studied …

Mountain forests are at risk as the consequences of climate change will likely lead to altered
tree species boundaries. Characterizing food webs along elevation gradients in primary …

Marine polychaetes are a highly diverse taxon with a large variety of different feeding
modes. A proper identification of the different diets of polychaete species and their trophic …

Prosopis laevigata (mesquite; Fabaceae) forms fertility islands in soils of semi-arid lands
where microbial diversity concentrates in response to the accumulation of resources in the …