Soil organisms are recognized as ecosystem engineers and key for aggregation in soil due
to bioturbation, organic matter (OM) decomposition, and excretion of biogenic OM. The …

The critical zone (CZ) includes natural and anthropogenic environments, where life, energy
and matter cycles combine in complex interactions in time and space. Critical zone …

The terrestrial subsurface contains nearly all of Earth's freshwater reserves and harbours the
majority of our planet's total prokaryotic biomass. Although genetic surveys suggest these …

The impacts of effluent discharge on receiving waterbodies have been a research hotspot.
Nonetheless, limited information is available on the microbial community assembly patterns …

The deep terrestrial biosphere encompasses the life below the photosynthesis-fueled
surface that perseveres in typically nutrient and energy depleted anoxic groundwaters. The …

Time series analyses are a crucial tool for uncovering the patterns and processes sha**
microbial communities and their functions, especially in aquatic ecosystems. Subsurface …

Microbial life in soil is fueled by dissolved organic matter (DOM) that leaches from the litter
layer. It is well known that decomposer communities adapt to the available litter source, but it …

Current understanding of organic carbon inputs into ecosystems lacking photosynthetic
primary production is predicated on data and inferences derived almost entirely from …

Climate change has a massive impact on the global water cycle. Subsurface ecosystems,
the earth largest reservoir of liquid freshwater, currently experience a significant increase in …

Faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) are limited in their ability to protect public health from the
microbial contamination of drinking water because of their transience and time required to …