Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing
nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground …

Racism. Sexism. Heterosexism. Gender binarism. Together, they comprise intimately
harmful, distinct, and entangled societal systems of self-serving domination and privilege …

Rising global demand for vegetable oil during the last few decades has led to a drastic
increase in the land area under oil palm. Especially in Southeast Asia, the oil palm boom …

The belowground compartment of terrestrial ecosystems drives nutrient cycling, the
decomposition and stabilisation of organic matter, and supports aboveground life …

Tropical primary forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate and converted for other land
uses which is expected to greatly influence soil carbon (C) cycling. However, our …

Land use change is one of the greatest threats to soil biodiversity and ecological functions;
however, how such a transition affects soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics driven by …

Soil microarthropods are essential for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems as they are
integral components of decomposer food webs. They channel carbon and nutrients from leaf …

Soil food webs are at the nexus of soil biodiversity, functioning, and stability. With a research
history of over 35 years, soil food-web research remains a challenging and relatively …

Agricultural expansion is among the main threats to biodiversity and functions of tropical
ecosystems. It has been shown that conversion of rainforest into plantations erodes …

Terrestrial animal biodiversity is increasingly being lost because of land-use change,.
However, functional and energetic consequences aboveground and belowground and …