Soil biodiversity plays a key role in regulating the processes that underpin the delivery of
ecosystem goods and services in terrestrial ecosystems. Agricultural intensification is known …

Biodiversity, a multidimensional property of natural systems, is difficult to quantify partly
because of the multitude of indices proposed for this purpose. Indices aim to describe …

The human gut microbiome has emerged as a potential key factor involved in the
manifestation of physical and mental health. Despite an explosion of cross-disciplinary …

Biodiversity models make an important contribution to our understanding of global
biodiversity changes. The effects of different land uses vary across ecosystem types, yet …

Microorganisms are responsible for degrading the raw leachate generated in sanitary
landfills, extracting the soluble fraction of the landfill waste and biotransforming organic …

Restoration of nutrient-enriched heathlands and similar dry habitats via topsoil removal
requires the re-assembly of above and belowground communities to attain fully functional …

In the context of Borneo's drastic landscape fragmentation, we assessed the role of diverse
forest and land uses—swidden agriculture, mixed garden, smallholder rubber and oil palm …

Viticulture is one of the most important agricultural sectors in the Mediterranean area but
also the one with substantial impact on the soil ecosystem. Some of the most common …

Organic farming is considered an important way to preserve biodiversity in agricultural
landscapes. However, more work is still necessary to enable a full appraisal of the potential …

Conversion of tropical rainforests into plantations fundamentally alters ecological niches of
animal species. Generalist predators such as centipedes (Chilopoda) may be able to persist …