Throughout Earth's history, drought has been a common crisis in terrestrial ecosystems; in
human societies, it can cause famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the apocalypse. As the …

Rare species are increasingly recognized as crucial, yet vulnerable components of Earth's
ecosystems. This is also true for microbial communities, which are typically composed of a …

Globally, forests represent highly productive ecosystems that act as carbon sinks where soil
organic matter is formed from residuals after biomass decomposition as well as from …

Our planet teems with microorganisms that often present a skewed abundance distribution
in a local community, with relatively few dominant species coexisting alongside a high …

As central members of soil trophic networks, viruses have the potential to drive substantial
microbial mortality and nutrient turnover. Pinpointing viral contributions to terrestrial …

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

Fundamentals of Soil Ecology, 3rd Edition, offers a holistic approach to soil biology and
ecosystem function, providing students and ecosystem researchers with a greater …

Bacteria grow and transform elements at different rates, and as yet, quantifying this variation
in the environment is difficult. Determining isotope enrichment with fine taxonomic resolution …

Rewetting dry soils is associated with a burst of microbial activity and mineralization, which
manifests itself as a pulse in soil CO 2 emissions, long-known as the Birch effect. In arid and …

It is increasingly acknowledged that climate change is influencing terrestrial ecosystems by
increased drought and rainfall intensities. Soil microbes are key drivers of many processes …