Phospholipid fatty acid profiling of microbial communities–a review of interpretations and recent applications

C Willers, PJ Jansen van Rensburg… - Journal of applied …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Profiling of microbial communities in environmental samples often utilizes phospholipid fatty
acid (PLFA) analysis. This method has been used for more than 35 years and is still popular …

Signature fatty acids provide tools for determination of the distribution and interactions of mycorrhizal fungi in soil

PA Olsson - FEMS microbiology ecology, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Mycorrhizal fungi form extensive mycelia in soil and play significant roles in most soil
ecosystems. The estimation of their biomasses is thus of importance in order to understand …

Soil biodiversity supports the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions in urban greenspaces

K Fan, H Chu, DJ Eldridge, JJ Gaitan, YR Liu… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
While the contribution of biodiversity to supporting multiple ecosystem functions is well
established in natural ecosystems, the relationship of the above-and below-ground diversity …

Soil networks become more connected and take up more carbon as nature restoration progresses

E Morriën, SE Hannula, LB Snoek, NR Helmsing… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Soil organisms have an important role in aboveground community dynamics and ecosystem
functioning in terrestrial ecosystems. However, most studies have considered soil biota as a …

Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe

MA Tsiafouli, E Thébault, SP Sgardelis… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Soil biodiversity plays a key role in regulating the processes that underpin the delivery of
ecosystem goods and services in terrestrial ecosystems. Agricultural intensification is known …

Toward soil carbon storage: The influence of parent material and vegetation on profile-scale microbial community structure and necromass accumulation

YZ Li, XL Bao, SX Tang, KQ ** systems
VR Thapa, R Ghimire, V Acosta-Martínez… - Applied Soil …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cover crops are promoted to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and improve soil
biological health in agricultural systems. However, cover crop effects on soil microbial …