Soil is an immense habitat for diverse organisms across the tree of life, but just how many
organisms live in soil is surprisingly unknown. Previous efforts to enumerate soil biodiversity …

Heavy metal pollution is a global issue due to health risks associated with metal
contamination. Although many metals are essential for life, they can be harmful to man …

Bioactive compounds derived from plants and microbial sources are required for the survival
of the human race and groundbreaking research must continue in this line. Plants and …

Optimizing the use of available soil management practices in oil palm plantations is crucial
to enhance long-term soil fertility and productivity. However, this needs a thorough …

This book describes the laws of sustainable soil management to enhance ecosystem
services while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use. With chapters …

The title of this chapter is „Sustainable Soil Management Is More Than What and How Crops
Are Grown.” Not only how and what crops are grown matters but also the interactions of the …

Soils are incredibly biodiverse habitats, yet soil-dwelling organisms have received little
attention within the field of conservation biology. Due to difficulties involved in studying soil …

The ecological functioning of dryland ecosystems is closely related to the spatial pattern of
the vegetation, which is typically structured in patches. Ground arthropods mediate key soil …

Neonicotinoids, a class of systemic insecticides, have been widely used for decades against
various insect pests. Previous studies have reported non-target effects of neonicotinoids on …

In this review the evolution of modern termites from the detritus-feeding common ancestor of
termites and wood-feeding cockroaches is reconstructed as a stepwise process, driven by …