Soil fungi and bacteria are the key players in the transformation and processing of carbon
and nutrients in terrestrial ecosystems, yet controls on their abundance and activity are not …

Ants are important for the maintenance and functioning of many ecosystems and provide a
variety of ecosystem services and disservices. This review summarizes information on …

In the context of sustainable forest management and climate change, increasing tree
richness has been proposed as a possible strategy to reach both ecological and productivity …

To explore the importance of 12 elements in litter production and decomposition, we
fertilized 36 1600 m2‐plots with combinations of N, P, K, or micronutrients (ie B, Ca, Cu, Fe …

Of the 25 elements required to build most organisms, sodium has a unique set of
characteristics that ramify through terrestrial ecology. In plants, sodium is found in low …

Biogeochemistry is a key but relatively neglected part of the abiotic template that underlies
ecology. The template has a geography, one that is increasingly being rearranged in this era …

Amphibians and reptiles (herps) are the most abundant and diverse vertebrate taxa in
tropical ecosystems. Nevertheless, little is known about their role in maintaining and …

We present a meta-analysis of experiments in which researchers used litter bags or similar
enclosures to explore three questions: Do soil macrofauna increase the removal of litter from …

Nitrogen (N) deposition poses a threat to terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
globally. However, little is known concerning how the structure and function of litter fauna …

In many ecosystems, browsing of large mammals can affect plant species compositions.
However, much less is known about potential above‐and below‐ground trophic interactions …