The soil is a vital resource that hosts many microorganisms crucial in biogeochemical cycles
and ecosystem health. However, human activities such as the use of metal nanoparticles …

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a socio-economically important crop in the Middle East
and North Africa and a major contributor to food security in arid regions of the world. P …

Soil microorganisms are key to biological diversity and many ecosystem processes in
terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the current alarming loss of plant diversity, it is unclear how …

Interactions between aboveground and belowground biota have the potential to modify
ecosystem responses to climate change, yet little is known about how drought influences …

Primary or secondary forests around the world are increasingly being converted into
plantations. Soil microorganisms are critical for all biogeochemical processes in …

Climate change impacts soil microbial communities, activities and functionality.
Nonetheless, responses of the microbiome in soil microenvironments with contrasting …

The consequences of predicted climate change on ecosystem processes is difficult to
evaluate, because biodiversity is also susceptible to change resulting in complex …

Despite the central role of microbes in soil processes, empirical evidence concerning the
effect of their diversity on soil stability remains controversial. Here, we addressed the …

Identification of microbial assemblages predominant under natural extreme climatic events
will aid in our understanding of the resilience and resistance of microbial communities to …

A major challenge of current ecological research is to determine the responses of plant and
animal communities and ecosystem processes to future environmental conditions …