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Identifying potential threats to soil biodiversity [PDF]
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.
Mark Tibbett+2 more
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Enumerating soil biodiversity. [PDF]
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 ...
Anthony MA+2 more
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Geologically younger ecosystems are more dependent on soil biodiversity for supporting function [PDF]
Soil 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 ...
Jiao Feng+5 more
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Towards an integrative understanding of soil biodiversity. [PDF]
Soil is one of the most biodiverse terrestrial habitats. Yet, we lack an integrative conceptual framework for understanding the patterns and mechanisms driving soil biodiversity.
Thakur MP+26 more
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Vegetation structure determines the spatial variability of soil biodiversity across biomes [PDF]
The factors controlling the spatial variability of soil biodiversity remain largely undetermined. We conducted a global field survey to evaluate how and why the within-site spatial variability of soil biodiversity (i.e. richness and community composition)
Jorge Durán, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
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The essence of soil biodiversity
Soil ecologists and conservationists should focus on raising people's awareness of the essence of soil biodiversity: its complex ecological webs and emergent ecosystem services that support aboveground life and human well‐being.
Loren B. Byrne
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Mapping Soil Biodiversity in Europe and the Netherlands [PDF]
Soil is fundamental for the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, but our knowledge about soil organisms and the habitat they provide (shortly: Soil biodiversity) is poorly developed.
Michiel Rutgers+5 more
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Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research. [PDF]
Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world’s biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related to the distribution and functioning of soil organisms to support ...
Guerra CA+25 more
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Harnessing soil biodiversity to promote human health in cities
Biodiversity is widely linked to human health, however, connections between human health and soil biodiversity in urban environments remain poorly understood.
Xin Sun+10 more
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Regard and protect ground-nesting pollinators as part of soil biodiversity. [PDF]
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 ...
Christmann S.
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