Global changes in climate and land use are threatening natural ecosystems, biodiversity,
and the ecosystem services people rely on. This is why it is necessary to track and monitor …

Soil erosion is generally recognized as the dominant process of land degradation. The
formation and expansion of gullies is often a highly significant process of soil erosion …

Understanding the present and future distribution of soil-borne plant pathogens is critical to
supporting food and fibre production in a warmer world. Using data from a global field …

Vegetation-coverage research shows China's significant 25% contribution to global
greening. Vegetation is the link between water, soil and atmosphere, making it an important …

Fungi are highly diverse organisms, which provide multiple ecosystem services. However,
compared with charismatic animals and plants, the distribution patterns and conservation …

Vegetation cover fraction (fCover) and related quantities are basic yet critical vegetation
structure variables in various disciplines and applications. Ground-and aerial-based …

Background Little is known about the global distribution and environmental drivers of key
microbial functional traits such as antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Soils are one of …

Context Soil erosion is one of the main threats driving soil degradation across the globe with
important impacts on crop yields, soil biota, biogeochemical cycles, and ultimately human …

Satellite data play a major role in supporting knowledge about fire severity by delivering
rapid information to map fire-damaged areas in a precise and prompt way. The high …

Aim Soil microbes are essential for maintenance of life‐supporting ecosystem services, but
projections of how these microbes will be affected by global change scenarios are lacking …