Biodiversity is widely linked to human health, however, connections between human health
and soil biodiversity in urban environments remain poorly understood. Here, we stress that …

Soil invertebrates have an essential role in decomposition, nutrient turnover and soil
structure formation, all of which are strongly threatened by urbanization. Sealing …

Crop production has negative effect on the biodiversity in farmlands because of less crop
varieties and intensive soil disturbance. Macrofauna are important components of the …

Environmental and ecological degradation can be monitored by biological indicators such
as plants, yet little research has been done using subterranean organisms such as …

Urbanization has induced substantial changes in soil physicochemical characteristic, which
plays an important role in regulating soil fauna biodiversity in forests and grasslands …

Land reclamation is a practice that dates back thousands of years, due to population growth
and social development over time. In the past, reclaimed lands were mainly used as …

Reclamation is a traditional method used to create new land from coastal wetlands for
releasing pressures from human social development. Knowledge on the biological …

There has been a recent increase in interest on how urbanization affects soil fauna
communities. However, previous studies primarily focused on some limited land use types or …

Natural stormwater treatment systems (NTS) are built ecosystems designed to capture and
treat stormwater runoff via natural processes. Although NTS design typically targets water …

The effect of different urbanization levels on terrestrial biodiversity associated with riparian
zones remains poorly studied, despite the important ecosystem services it provides in cities …