Organic farming (OF) has significantly increased in importance in recent decades. Disease
management in OF is largely based on the maintenance of biological diversity and soil …

The productivist model implemented after the second world war has succeeded in improving
production to meet growing demands for food, but it has also deeply affected soil …

The intensification and expansion of modern agriculture is amongst the greatest current
threats to worldwide biodiversity. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, dramatic declines …

The health and functioning of soil ecosystems are the foundation of sustainable food
production and land management. Of key importance in achieving sustainability, is the …

Metabolic footprints provide metrics for the magnitudes of ecosystem functions and services
provided by component organisms of the soil food web. Nematodes occupy various trophic …

Understanding the impacts of agricultural intensification and extensification on soil biota
communities is useful in order to preserve and restore biological diversity in agricultural soils …

The organisms of the soil food web, dependent on resources from plants or on amendment
from other sources, respond characteristically to enrichment of their environment by organic …

A comparative study of organic and conventional arable farming systems was conducted in
The Netherlands to determine the effect of management practices on chemical and …

Nematode faunal response to the long-term (20-year) application of nitrogen fertilizer and
organic manure was monitored in a Hapli-Udic Cambosol of Northeast China, where no …

Soil microbes play a key role in soil health, and understanding the functional role of this
living component of soil organic matter is critical to develo** sustainable systems in major …