Plant roots are more strongly linked to microorganisms in leaf litter rather than in soil across tropical land-use systems

Z Zhou, JZ Lu, R Widyastuti, S Scheu, A Potapov… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tropical soil microorganisms are major recyclers of the biosphere organic carbon. However,
the link of tropical microorganisms to the two main pathways of how carbon enters the …

Landscape heterogeneity and soil biota are central to multi-taxa diversity for oil palm landscape restoration

V Montoya-Sánchez, H Kreft, I Arimond… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Enhancing biodiversity in monoculture-dominated landscapes is a key sustainability
challenge that requires considering the spatial organization of ecological communities (beta …

Tree diversity and mycorrhizal type co‐determine multitrophic ecosystem functions

H Yi, N Eisenhauer, JC Austen, R Rebollo… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between biodiversity and multitrophic ecosystem functions (BEF) remains
poorly studied in forests. There have been inconsistent reports regarding the significance of …

[HTML][HTML] Season affects soil oribatid mite communities more than tree diversity in subtropical forests

Y Chen, MQ Wang, X Pan, C Liang, Z Xie, S Scheu… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Resource omnivory in soil food webs and meta-ecosystem connections

AM Potapov - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil food webs were long considered an ecosystem sink for primary production and a black
box of reticulated interactions. Quantification of multiple and changing interactions among …

[HTML][HTML] Functional traits in soil-living oribatid mites unveil trophic reorganization in belowground communities by introduced tree species

JZ Lu, C Bluhm, E Foltran, CAR Pérez, C Ammer… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodiversity loss and its potential threat on ecosystem functions call for a critical evaluation
of human impacts on forest ecosystems. Management practices based on stand …

Unraveling the influence of litter identity, diversity and rhizodeposition on nematode communities

J Liu, F Li, T Tian, H Xiao - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Delving into the regulation of soil biota and function by plants
provides a comprehensive understanding of ecosystem processes, offering insights into …

Plant roots link stronger with microorganisms in leaf litter rather than soil across tropical land-use systems

Z Zhou, JZ Lu, R Widyastuti, S Scheu, A Potapov… - Authorea …, 2023 - techrxiv.org
Tropical soil microorganisms are major recyclers of biosphere organic carbon. However, the
link of tropical microorganisms to the two primary carbon inputs (roots and litter) remains …

Trophic ecology of earthworms: the relative role of litter-and root-derived resources investigated with compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids

L Zhong - 2024 - ediss.uni-goettingen.de
Earthworms, known as ecosystem engineers, shape the structure and functioning of
ecosystems by altering nutrient cycling, habitat architecture and plant growth due to feeding …

Root Trenching Buffers the Impact of Warming on Soil Microarthropods in the Mongolian Oak Forest

C Chi, J Wang, R Cui, Q Wang, J Zhang - Available at SSRN 4860716 - papers.ssrn.com
Both climate warming and root trenching induce alterations in the soil microarthropod
community, as well as in the structure, stability, and function of the soil food web. However …