The importance of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in securing food production for the
growing world population with minimal environmental cost has been increasingly …

Network analysis has been used for many years in ecological research to analyze
organismal associations, for example in food webs, plant-plant or plant-animal interactions …

Organic manure is widely applied in agricultural systems to improve soil nutrient cycling and
other physicochemical properties. However, the biotic and abiotic mechanisms that drive C …

Background The plant microbiome is an integral part of the host and increasingly recognized
as playing fundamental roles in plant growth and health. Increasing evidence indicates that …

Plants can recruit soil microorganisms into the rhizosphere when experiencing various
environmental stresses, including biotic (eg, insect pests) and abiotic (eg, heavy metal …

Revealing the ecological roles of core microbiota in the maintenance of the functional
stability of soil microbiomes is crucial for sustainable ecosystem functioning; however, there …

Water microorganisms that have distinct contributions to community dynamics, including
many rare taxa and few abundant taxa, are crucial to the wetland ecosystem functions. In …

Conservation tillage practices may stimulate soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in croplands
by reducing soil disturbance and increasing inputs of crop residue. Although the effect of …

Plants promote the mineralization of soil organic phosphorus by secreting phosphatase into
the rhizosphere, in addition they promote the growth of bacteria which also release …

Soil microorganisms, which intricately link to ecosystem functions, are pivotal for the
ecological restoration of heavy metal-contaminated soil. Despite the importance of rare and …