Purpose Soil is a thin coating of matter that covers the earth's surface, formed through the
process of rock weathering. It is a natural filter for impurities in groundwater and is very …

Human activities have more than doubled reactive nitrogen (N) deposited in ecosystems,
perturbing the N cycle and considerably impacting plant, animal, and microbial communities …

Soil gross nitrogen (N) mineralization (GNM), a key microbial process in the global N cycle,
is mainly controlled by climate and soil properties. This study provides for the first time a …

Increasing evidence suggests that remotely sensed spectral diversity is linked to plant
species richness. However, a conflicting spectral diversity–biodiversity relationship in …

Leguminous plants are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems and significantly
increase soil nitrogen (N) cycling and availability, which affects productivity in most …

Droughts can strongly affect grassland productivity and biodiversity, but responses differ
widely. Nutrient availability may be a critical factor explaining this variation, but is often …

Tropical and subtropical forest biomes are a main hotspot for the global nitrogen (N) cycle.
Yet, our understanding of global soil N cycle patterns and drivers and their response to N …

Fertilisation experiments have demonstrated that nutrient availability is a key determinant of
biomass production and carbon sequestration in grasslands. However, the influence of …