Insects play a key role in the regulation and dynamics of many ecosystem services (ES).
However, this role is often assumed, with limited or no experimental quantification of its real …

Climate and litter quality have been identified as major drivers of litter decomposition at
large spatial scales. However, the role played by soil fauna remains largely unknown …

The amount of carbon stored in deadwood is equivalent to about 8 per cent of the global
forest carbon stocks. The decomposition of deadwood is largely governed by climate,,–with …

Microplastics (MPs) pollution is identified as an important new global change factor
potentially influencing ecosystem functions and services. MPs have been shown to strongly …

Soil fauna consumes substantial amounts of litter and can even consume the entire annual
litterfall in some ecosystems. The assimilation efficiency of fauna may reach 50% but is …

Lichens occur in most terrestrial ecosystems; they are often present as minor contributors,
but in some forests, drylands and tundras they can make up most of the ground layer …

Key recent developments in litter decomposition research are reviewed. Long-term inter-site
experiments indicate that temperature and moisture influence early rates of litter …

Contemporary soil science and conservation methods of effective forestry Forests and the
soils that serve as their foundation cover almost a third of the world's land area. Soils …

Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …

It has been recognized for a long time that the overstorey composition of a forest partly
determines its biological and physical–chemical functioning. Here, we review evidence of …