Soils support substantial biodiversity that is crucial for ecosystem functioning. Nematodes represent one of the most abundant and diverse groups o...

Biodiversity loss alters the functioning of ecosystems by modifying how species interact. This study shows that functionally similar and specialized interactions play a crucial role in enhancing ecosy...

Planting trees on non-forest land and re-establishing lost forest cover may have different ecological effects. Here the authors quantify long-term responses of soil carbon and microbial biomass follow...

Tree diversity and mycorrhizal dominance are considered major drivers of multitrophic diversity and ecosystem functioning in forests. Here the authors disentangle the effects of these factors on above...

Biodiversity reduces productivity losses most effectively under extreme drought in drier grasslands.

Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning under climate extremes may depend on ecosystem type and baseline aridity. Here the authors show that the effects of plant diversity on productivity are st...

Analyses of the relationship between taxon richness and multi-trophic ecosystem functioning across marine, lake, stream and soil ecosystems show that food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning.

Soils host most of the world’s biodiversity and deliver important ecosystem services, yet many soils are currently considered unhealthy. We are looking for a motivated candidate with a PhD in soil eco...

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The escalating biodiversity crisis underscores the urgent need for a unified framework that links the mechanisms maintaining biodiversity to its fu...

New research by Gerrit Angst from the Institute of Soil Biology & Biogeochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The photo above shows a springtail attempting to jump (photo by Frank Ashwood…

The diverse life strategies of soil fauna may substantially affect the persistence of carbon (C) in soil. However, experimental evidence linking soil …

Soil fauna is an important but often neglected component of terrestrial food webs. Here the authors use a large dataset of stable isotope observations to analyse how soil animal trophic diversity vari...

New predictions for how temporal stability and resilience depend on their resistance and recovery components are explored.

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The global loss of biodiversity has motivated many studies that experimentally vary plant species richness and examine the consequences for ecosystem ...

Soil microbes are crucial for healthy ecosystems, but climate change and intensive farming may reduce their functioning. We tested how heat stress affects microbial respiration in soils under differe....