Context Soil erosion is one of the main threats driving soil degradation across the globe with
important impacts on crop yields, soil biota, biogeochemical cycles, and ultimately human …

In light of increasing anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems around the globe, the
question how biodiversity change of organisms in the critical zone between Earth's canopies …

Soil is often described as a 'black box', as surprisingly little is known about the high levels of
biodiversity that reside there. For aboveground organisms, we have good knowledge of the …

Background Despite the key role played by soil organisms in the functioning of terrestrial
ecosystems and provisioning of ecosystem services (Barrios 2007, Bardgett and Putten …

Soil arthropod diversity contributes to a high proportion of the total biodiversity on Earth.
However, most soil arthropods are still undescribed, hindering our understanding of soil …

Background Earthworms are one of the most important components of temperate
ecosystems and groups of soil animals globally, but data on their distribution around the …

Data availability for certain groups of organisms (ecosystem engineers, invasive or protected
species, etc.) is important for monitoring and making predictions in changing environments …

Understanding global soil bacterial diversity is important because of its role in maintaining a
healthy global ecosystem. Given the effects of environmental changes (eg, warming and …

In the past decades, there has been an increasing awareness of the importance of Nature
Conservation of Soil Biodiversity. Approximately 59% of all biodiversity on the planet is …

Ectomycorrhizae (ECM) are important symbionts for multiple host plants. This study used
morphology and DNA metabarcoding to identify ECM in Dipterocarpaceae, the dominant …