Evidence is mounting that the immense diversity of microorganisms and animals that live
belowground contributes significantly to shaping aboveground biodiversity and the …

The phytobiome is composed of plants, their environment, and diverse interacting
microscopic and macroscopic organisms, which together influence plant health and …

Ecosystem engineers have been widely studied for terrestrial systems, but global trends in
research encompassing the range of taxa and functions have not previously been …

Earthworms are widespread soil organisms that contribute to a wide range of ecosystem
services. As such, it is important to improve our knowledge, still scanty, of the factors that …

Invasive species pose significant challenges to local biodiversity and ecosystem function,
especially on islands. Understanding the factors affecting the establishment of invasive …

This study presents the assemblage of an exhaustive reference library for one of the major
groups of soil invertebrates, earthworms, focused on the long sampled French location of …

Landscape features are known to alter the spatial genetic variation of aboveground
organisms. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the genetic structure of belowground …

Assessing land-use effect on the diversity of soil biota has long been hampered by
difficulties in collecting and identifying soil organisms over large areas. Recently …

Modern agricultural systems can benefit from the application of concepts and models from
applied ecology. When understood, multitrophic interactions among plants, pests, diseases …

The limited dispersal ability of earthworms is expected to result in marked genetic isolation
by distance and remarkable spatial patterns of genetic variation. To test this hypothesis, we …