Soils are the most heterogeneous parts of the biosphere, with an extremely high
differentiation of properties and processes within nano-to macroscales. The spatial and …

Summary 1 Aridland ecosystems cover about one‐third of terrestrial environments globally,
yet the extent to which models of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling, developed largely …

Clarifying the response of soil microbial communities and their potential functions during
succession is of great significance for understanding the biogeochemical processes and the …

Soil microorganisms are key to biological diversity and many ecosystem processes in
terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the current alarming loss of plant diversity, it is unclear how …

Biodiversity loss has become a global concern as evidence accumulates that it will
negatively affect ecosystem services on which society depends. So far, most studies have …

Despite widespread anthropogenic nutrient enrichment, it remains unclear how nutrient
enrichment influences plant–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) symbiosis and ecosystem …

It is well established that resource quantity and elemental stoichiometry play major roles in
shaping below and aboveground plant biodiversity, but their importance for shaping …

Microbial elevational diversity patterns have been extensively studied, but their shaping
mechanisms remain to be explored. Here, we examined soil bacterial and fungal diversity …

Fungi play an important regulating role in terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, their
biogeographic distribution patterns along combined gradients of plant communities and …

Nitrogen (N) deposition is a component of global change that has considerable impact on
belowground carbon (C) dynamics. Plant growth stimulation and alterations of fungal …