▪ Abstract An increasing interest has emerged with respect to the importance of microbial
diversity in soil habitats. The extent of the diversity of microorganisms in soil is seen to be …

A variety of soil factors are known to increase nutrient availability and plant productivity. The
most influential might be the organisms comprising the soil microbial community of the …

Healthy soils are critical to the health of ecosystems, economies, and human populations.
Thus, it is widely acknowledged that soil health is important to quantify, both for assessment …

Soil security, an overarching concept of soil motivated by sustainable development, is
concerned with the maintenance and improvement of the global soil resource to produce …

We critically highlight some evidence for the importance of soil biodiversity to sustaining
(agro-) ecosystem functioning and explore directions for future research. We first deal with …

Soil is a key component of Earth's critical zone. It provides essential services for agricultural
production, plant growth, animal habitation, biodiversity, carbon sequestration and …

Soil is a component of primary importance in crop production, even if it is often neglected, or
only regarded as a physical support for the growth of plants. However, with the increasing …

A key challenge for sustainable intensification of agriculture is to produce increasing
amounts of food and feed with minimal biodiversity loss, nutrient leaching, and greenhouse …

In the pursuit of higher food production and economic growth and increasing population, we
have often jeopardized natural resources such as soil, water, vegetation, and biodiversity at …

Abstract The One Health concept proposes that there is a connection between human,
animal and environmental health. Plants and their health are not explicitly included. In this …