Enumerating soil biodiversity [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023 Significance Soil organisms mediate unique functions we rely on for food, fiber, and human and planetary health. Despite the significance of soil life, we lack a quantitative estimate of soil biodiversity, making it challenging to advocate for the ...
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Geologically younger ecosystems are more dependent on soil biodiversity for supporting function [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSoil biodiversity contains the metabolic toolbox supporting organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling in the soil. However, as soil develops over millions of years, the buildup of plant cover, soil carbon and microbial biomass may relax the ...
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Soil biodiversity and function under global change. [PDF]
PLoS BiologySoil organisms represent the most abundant and diverse organisms on the planet and support almost every ecosystem function we know, and thus impact our daily lives.
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Identifying potential threats to soil biodiversity [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 A decline in soil biodiversity is generally considered to be the reduction of forms of life living in soils, both in terms of quantity and variety.
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Positive associations fuel soil biodiversity and ecological networks worldwide [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaSignificance Uncertainties of the fundamental knowledge surrounding ecological associations of soil microbes hinder our comprehension of microbial biodiversity drivers.
Xu Liu, Haiyan Chu, Oscar Godoy
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Global changes and their environmental stressors have a significant impact on soil biodiversity—A meta-analysis [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Identifying the main threats to soil biodiversity is crucial as soils harbor ∼60% of global biodiversity. Many previous meta-analyses investigating the impact of different global changes (GCs) on biodiversity have omitted soil fauna or are ...
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Harnessing soil biodiversity to promote human health in cities
npj Urban Sustainability, 2023 Biodiversity is widely linked to human health, however, connections between human health and soil biodiversity in urban environments remain poorly understood.
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Regard and protect ground-nesting pollinators as part of soil biodiversity. [PDF]
Ecol Appl, 2022 While the Convention on Biological Diversity employs a habitat‐oriented definition of soil biodiversity including all kinds of species living in soil, the Food and Agriculture Organization, since 2002 assigned to safeguard soil biodiversity, excludes ...
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Nutrient-induced acidification modulates soil biodiversity-function relationships. [PDF]
Nat CommunNutrient enrichment is a major global change component that often disrupts the relationship between aboveground biodiversity and ecosystem functions by promoting species dominance, altering trophic interactions, and reducing ecosystem stability. Emerging
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Deforestation impacts soil biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ASignificance Deforestation alters aboveground biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. Yet, the impacts of deforestation on soil biodiversity, and its associated ecosystem services, remain virtually unknown.
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