There is widespread public and academic interest in understanding the uses and effects of
digital media. Scholars primarily use self-report measures of the quantity or duration of …

Ecological theory suggests that biodiversity has a positive and stabilizing effect on the
delivery of ecosystem services. Yet, the impacts of increasing the diversity of cultivated crop …

Soil microbes make up a significant portion of the genetic diversity and play a critical role in
belowground carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil microbial diversity and …

Ecological intensification (EI) could help return agriculture into a 'safe operating space'for
humanity. Using a novel application of meta-analysis to data from 30 long-term experiments …

Anthropogenic activities profoundly impact soil organic carbon (SOC), affecting its
contribution to ecosystem services such as climate regulation. Here, we conducted a …

Three decades of research have demonstrated that biodiversity can promote the functioning
of ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear whether the positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem …

Soil respiration (Rs) plays a crucial role in regulating carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial
ecosystems and the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration. However, the impact …

The use of biochar is changing, and the combined application of biochar with fertilizer is
increasingly gaining acceptance. However, the yield gains results reported in the existing …

One of the primary challenges of our time is to enhance global food production and security.
Most assessments in agricultural systems focus on plant yield. Yet, these analyses neglect …

Soil microbial diversity is one of the key factors affecting the structure and function of the
belowground ecosystem; yet, little is known about the response of microbial diversity to …