Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), common symbiotic root-associated soil biota, play a key
role in maintaining ecosystem function and stability. However, how AMF are affected by …

Increased traditional dairy sheep production in the Basque Country of northern Spain could
substantially affect pasture soils. This type of agricultural land performs vital functions and …

Grazers and the AM symbiosis share a long evolutionary history, grazing effects on
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses remain unresolved despite decades of dedicated …

Pastoral systems face increasing pressure from competing global markets, food sector
industrialization, and new policies such as Europe's post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy …

Abstract Analysis of long-term vegetation change is limited. Furthermore most studies
evaluating change only examine two snapshots in time, which makes it difficult to define …

Grasslands are recognized as important reservoirs of soil biodiversity. Livestock grazing is
implemented as a grassland management strategy to improve soil quality and enhance …

Global change drivers, such as climate change and land use, may profoundly influence
body size, density, and biomass of soil organisms. However, it is still unclear how these …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are one of the most important soil microbes in an agrarian
ecosystem, and consequently affected by various agricultural practices. To elucidate the …

This study aimed to identify the biomass and carbon metabolism characteristics of the
Sanjiangyuan (SJY) soil microbial community; extract the key factors influencing the …

Biodiversity is the decisive factor of grassland ecological function and process. As the most
important human use of grassland, grazing inevitably affects the grassland biodiversity …