Soil microbiomes and one health

S Banerjee, MGA Van Der Heijden - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
The concept of one health highlights that human health is not isolated but connected to the
health of animals, plants and environments. In this Review, we demonstrate that soils are a …

Beyond organic farming–harnessing biodiversity-friendly landscapes

T Tscharntke, I Grass, TC Wanger, C Westphal… - Trends in ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
We challenge the widespread appraisal that organic farming is the fundamental alternative
to conventional farming for harnessing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Certification of …

Complex agricultural landscapes host more biodiversity than simple ones: A global meta-analysis

N Estrada-Carmona, AC Sánchez, R Remans… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity conservation requires profound
structural changes worldwide. Often, discussions are centered on management at the field …

Land conversion to agriculture induces taxonomic homogenization of soil microbial communities globally

Z Peng, X Qian, Y Liu, X Li, H Gao, Y An, J Qi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Agriculture contributes to a decline in local species diversity and to above-and below-
ground biotic homogenization. Here, we conduct a continental survey using 1185 soil …

The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales

G Le Provost, NV Schenk, C Penone, J Thiele… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
The impact of local biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning is well established, but the
role of larger-scale biodiversity dynamics in the delivery of ecosystem services remains …

Crop and landscape heterogeneity increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: A global review and meta‐analysis

TS Priyadarshana, EA Martin, C Sirami… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural intensification not only increases food production but also drives widespread
biodiversity decline. Increasing landscape heterogeneity has been suggested to increase …

The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe

EA Martin, M Dainese, Y Clough, A Báldi… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity and ecosystem services is a key
aim of a sustainable agriculture. However, how the spatial arrangement of crop fields and …

Increasing crop heterogeneity enhances multitrophic diversity across agricultural regions

C Sirami, N Gross, AB Baillod, C Bertrand… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
Agricultural landscape homogenization has detrimental effects on biodiversity and key
ecosystem services. Increasing agricultural landscape heterogeneity by increasing …

β-diversity, community assembly, and ecosystem functioning

AS Mori, F Isbell, R Seidl - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2018 - cell.com
Evidence is increasing for positive effects of α-diversity on ecosystem functioning. We
highlight here the crucial role of β-diversity–a hitherto underexplored facet of biodiversity–for …

Land‐sharing/‐sparing connectivity landscapes for ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation

I Grass, J Loos, S Baensch, P Batáry… - People and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The land‐sharing versus land‐sparing debate recently stagnated, lacking an integrating
perspective in agricultural landscapes as well as consideration of ecosystem services. Here …