Soils are the most heterogeneous parts of the biosphere, with an extremely high
differentiation of properties and processes within nano-to macroscales. The spatial and …

Upward shifts of mountain vegetation lag behind rates of climate warming, partly related to
interconnected changes belowground. Here, we unravel above-and belowground linkages …

Shifts in soil microbial communities over altitudinal gradients and the driving factors are
poorly studied. Their elucidation is indispensable to gain a comprehensive understanding of …

Human activities such as land use and-management may strongly affect the soil's ability to
provide ecosystem services, in which microbes are playing a key role. Because sampling is …

We present a comprehensive analysis of the changes in the structure and functioning of the
soil microbial communities, as well as their driving factors along the northern slope of …

Microbial biogeography through the study of the assembly rules of microbes has the
potential to yield ecological information that is generalizable for a wide range of …

Agriculture wastes returning to soil is one of common ways to reuse crop straws in China.
The returned straws are expected to improve the fertility and structural stability of soil during …

The soil microbial community is a key indicator to evaluate the effectiveness of vegetation
restoration in degraded ecosystems. However, few studies have simultaneously compared …

Forest soils store vast amounts of terrestrial carbon, but we are still limited in mechanistic
understanding on how soil organic carbon (SOC) stabilization or turnover is controlled by …

The nitrogen (N) cycle in terrestrial ecosystems is strongly influenced by resorption before
litter fall and by mineralization after litter fall. Although both resorption and mineralization …