Extreme weather and climate events have direct impacts on ecosystems and can further
trigger ecosystem disturbances, often having impacts that last longer than the event's …

Background Land degradation and climate change pose serious threats to global
biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. The key role of plant diversity in resisting …

Highlights•Microbiome management can maintain functions for systems facing climate
change.•Microbiome rescue reintroduces functional members lost to disturbance.•Rescue …

The green revolution successfully increased agricultural output in the early 1960s by relying
primarily on three pillars: plant breeding, irrigation, and chemical fertilization. Today, the …

Nearly all ecosystems host diverse microbiomes that support vital ecosystem processes. At
the same time, these ecosystems and their microbiomes are increasingly altered by human …

Ungulates place immense consumptive pressure on forest vegetation globally, leaving
legacies of reduced biodiversity and simplified vegetative structure. However, what remains …

Metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) are microbial genomes reconstructed from
metagenomic data and can be assigned to known taxa or lead to uncovering novel ones …

The critical zone (CZ) includes natural and anthropogenic environments, where life, energy
and matter cycles combine in complex interactions in time and space. Critical zone …

The legacy of historic anthropogenic disturbance can significantly affect the structure and
function of contemporary freshwater ecosystems. Environmental research and management …

Natural disturbances change forest habitat quality for many species. As the extent and
intensity of natural disturbances may increase under climate change, it is unclear how this …