We are living in a new epoch—the Anthropocene, in which human activity is reshaping
global biodiversity at an unprecedented rate. Increasing efforts are being made toward a …

Billions of microorganisms perform critical below‐ground functions in all terrestrial
ecosystems. While largely invisible to the naked eye, they support all higher lifeforms, form …

Vegetation and soil have spatial distributions at different scales, while the spatial distribution
of soil microorganisms and factors driving their distribution are still unclear. We aimed to …

Although soil microbes play an important role in the functioning of the forest ecosystem, our
understanding of the spatial distribution characteristics of soil microbes among different …

There are various types of land use in the agricultural and pastoral areas of northern China,
including natural grassland and artificial grassland, scrub land, forest land and farmland …

Soil microbes are of great significance to driving the biogeochemical cycles and are affected
by multiple factors, including urbanization. However, the response of soil microbes to …

Tropical forests, under pressure from human activities, are important reservoirs of
biodiversity and regulators of global biogeochemical cycles. Land-use and management are …

Soil microbial communities play essential roles in degraded soil ecosystems. The “emergent
trait” indices (eg, microbial biomass C and N, and enzyme activity) and specific soil …

Microbes are responsible for most soil processes but our knowledge of the relationship
between belowground diversity and ecosystem functioning and how this is affected by land …

Plant–microbe–soil interactions control over the forest biogeochemical cycling. Adaptive
plant–soil interactions can shape specific microbial taxa in determining the ecosystem …