Soil microbial communities play pivotal roles in maintaining soil health in agroecosystems.
However, how the delivery of multiple microbial functions in agroecosystems is maintained …

Life in soil is a key driver of important ecosystem processes, such as the recycling of carbon
and nutrients. In current intensive agricultural soils, however, richness and abundance of …

Antibiotic resistance crisis dictates the need for resistance monitoring and the search for new
antibiotics. The development of monitoring protocols is hindered by the great diversity of …

Soil microfauna play a crucial role in maintaining multiple functions associated with soil
phosphorous, nitrogen and carbon cycling. Although both soil microfauna diversity and …

Belowground biodiversity distribution does not necessarily reflect aboveground biodiversity
patterns, but maps of soil biodiversity remain scarce because of limited data availability …

Although agricultural activities can strongly affect soil biodiversity and health, with
consequences on the provisioning of soil biota-mediated functions, their specific impact on …

Young soil researchers represent a generation that will respond to future soil challenges
and implement connected policy developments. They will deal with emerging challenges …

Urbanization negatively impacts aboveground biodiversity, such as bird and insect
communities. City parks can reduce these negative impacts by providing important habitat …

With their various feeding types, soil nematodes play a crucial role in the soil food web.
Here, we investigated if and how soil nematodes responded to a long-term irrigation in a …

Soil protists have vital roles as major microbiome predators in soil functioning and plant
performance. Protists are also suggested to be the most responsive microbial group to …