With the rising global population growth and limitation of traditional agricultural technology,
global crop production could not provide enough nutrients to assure adequate intake for all …

Soils are home to more than 25% of the earth's total biodiversity and supports life on land
and water, nutrient cycling and retention, food production, pollution remediation, and climate …

Two million tonnes of pesticides are currently used globally to improve crop production, yet
these pesticides induce adverse effects on soil quality and biodiversity. Moreover, less than …

Clitellata is a major clade of Annelida comprising nearly all freshwater and terrestrial
annelids as well as several marine species. We investigated clitellate phylogenetic …

Subterranean detritivores such as earthworms can increase soil nutrient availability through
their burrowing and casting activities. A number of recent studies have explored whether …

Belowground biodiversity distribution does not necessarily reflect aboveground biodiversity
patterns, but maps of soil biodiversity remain scarce because of limited data availability …

Traditionally, earthworms are considered one of the most frequently used bioindicators to
evaluate the sustainability of soil use. Therefore a new index, called QBS-e (Soil Biological …

Despite the importance of earthworms for soil formation, more is needed to know about how
Pre-Columbian modifications to soils and the landscape. Gaining a deeper understanding is …

Wetlands cover a significant part of the world's land surface area. Wetlands are permanently
or temporarily inundated with water and rich in nutrients. Therefore, wetlands equipped with …

The evaluation and success of ecological reclamation can be assessed by measuring soil
physical, chemical and biological variables, either in isolation or combined into composite …