Plant communities strongly influence soil microbial communities and, in turn, soil carbon (C)
cycling. Microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) is an important parameter for predicting soil C …

Land-use intensification can increase provisioning ecosystem services, such as food and
timber production, but it also drives changes in ecosystem functioning and biodiversity loss …

Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …

Land-use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss. However, understanding how
different components of land use drive biodiversity loss requires the investigation of multiple …

Soil microbial communities are dominated by a relatively small number of taxa that may play
outsized roles in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about their capacities to resist and …

While it is known that interactions between plants and soil fungi drive many essential
ecosystem functions, considerable uncertainty exists over the drivers of fungal community …

Highlights•The sustainable grazing management should focus on the biodiversity
conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem multifunctionality.•Grazing effects on …

Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …

The nitrogen (N) economics of plants are generally described in terms of functional traits and
how these affect N availability in a given environment. However, recent studies have shown …

Experiments showed that biodiversity increases grassland productivity and nutrient
exploitation, potentially reducing fertiliser needs. Enhancing biodiversity could improve P …