They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Although the functional importance of fungi in ecosystems is well recognised, there has
been comparatively little focus on their role in urban systems and the ways fungi may be …

The decline of woodland birds in southern Australia has motivated considerable research,
identifying which species, habitats and regions are most affected, but the mechanisms …

Grazing is one of the most widespread forms of intensive management on Earth and is
linked to reductions in soil health. However, little is known about the relative influence of …

Community forestry is a participatory approach aiming to achieve sustainable forest
management while also reducing poverty among rural communities. Yet, evidence of the …

ABSTRACT A diverse soil microbial community is involved in nitrogen cycling, and these
microbes can be affected by land management practices and weed invasion. We surveyed …

Ecological restoration has a growing role in policy aimed at reversing the widespread effects
of environmental degradation. It includes activities to assist the recovery of ecosystem …

Spatial variability of soil organic carbon (SOC) content is crucial in precision fertilization and
climate change prediction. Stratified ordinary kriging (SOK), which considers the sharp …

Grazing by domestic livestock is one of the most widespread land uses world‐wide,
particularly in rangelands, where it co‐occurs with grazing by wild herbivores. Grazing …

Land-use intensification is a central element in proposed strategies to address global food
security. One rationale for accepting the negative consequences of land-use intensification …