Understanding the effects of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems is a priority in
environmental research. A central aspect of this suite of pollutants is that it entails particles …

Soils contain a tangle of minerals, water, nutrients, gases, plant roots, decaying organic
matter, and microorganisms which work together to cycle nutrients and support terrestrial …

Soil microbial communities mix and interact, a widespread phenomenon known as
community coalescence. However, in the context of different coalescence degrees, the …

Soil aggregation, a key component of soil structure, has mostly been examined from the
perspective of soil management and the mediation of ecosystem processes such as soil …

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 …

“No plant is an island too…” Plants, though sessile, have developed a unique strategy to
counter biotic and abiotic stresses by symbiotically co-evolving with microorganisms and …

Community coalescence is defined as the mixing of intact ecological communities. From
river confluences to fecal microbiota transplantation, community coalescence constitutes a …

Microbial communities frequently invade one another as a whole, a phenomenon known as
community coalescence. Despite its potential importance for the assembly, dynamics, and …

Aim The relationship between erosion and biodiversity is reciprocal. Soil organisms can
both reduce soil loss, by improving porosity, and increase it, by diminishing soil stability as a …

Fungi play key roles in ecosystems and human societies as decomposers, nutrient cyclers,
mutualists, and pathogens. Estimates suggest that roughly 3–13 million fungal species exist …