Nematodes as drivers of plant performance in natural systems

RA Wilschut, S Geisen - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
Nematodes form an important part of soil biodiversity as the most abundant and functionally
diverse animals affecting plant performance. Most studies on plant–nematode interactions …

[HTML][HTML] The grassland carbon cycle: Mechanisms, responses to global changes, and potential contribution to carbon neutrality

L Liu, EJ Sayer, M Deng, P Li, W Liu, X Wang… - Fundamental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Grassland is one of the largest terrestrial biomes, providing critical ecosystem services such
as food production, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation. Global climate …

Ecological mechanisms underlying aridity thresholds in global drylands

M Berdugo, B Vidiella, RV Solé… - Functional Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With ongoing climate change, the probability of crossing environmental thresholds
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …

Soil biota diversity and plant diversity both contributed to ecosystem stability in grasslands

L Wu, H Chen, D Chen, S Wang, Y Wu, B Wang… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the effects of diversity on ecosystem stability in the context of global change
has become an important goal of recent ecological research. However, the effects of …

Effect of grassland degradation on soil quality and soil biotic community in a semi-arid temperate steppe

X Han, Y Li, X Du, Y Li, Z Wang, S Jiang, Q Li - Ecological Processes, 2020 - Springer
Grasslands provide a number of ecosystem services for human society. Degradation of
grasslands results in the loss of biodiversity and leads to the deterioration of ecosystem …

Linking nematode communities and soil health under climate change

D Pires, V Orlando, RL Collett, D Moreira, SR Costa… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil health is intimately intertwined with ecosystem services. Climate change negatively
impacts ecosystem functioning, by altering carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycles and …

Expedited loss of soil biodiversity in blue carbon ecosystems caused by rising sea levels

GF Gao, L Song, Y Zhang, H Chu - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Global climate change poses a significant threat to soil biodiversity globally. Coastal
wetlands are among the Earth's most extensive reservoirs of biodiversity that are susceptible …

Nematode biomass changes along an elevational gradient are trophic group dependent but independent of body size

G Li, RA Wilschut, S Luo, H Chen, X Wang… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aboveground, large and higher trophic‐level organisms often respond more strongly to
environmental changes than small and lower trophic‐level organisms. However, whether …

[HTML][HTML] Forest floor nematode communities and associated tree canopies: Is there an ecological linkage?

D Gafta, M Ciobanu, AI Stoica - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
We searched for patterns supporting the hypothesis of compositional and functional linkage
between forest floor nematode communities and dominant tree canopies, while controlling …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic biology for terraformation lessons from mars, earth, and the microbiome

N Conde-Pueyo, B Vidiella, J Sardanyés, M Berdugo… - life, 2020 - mdpi.com
What is the potential for synthetic biology as a way of engineering, on a large scale, complex
ecosystems? Can it be used to change endangered ecological communities and rescue …