Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and Nanoplastics (NPs) are ubiquitous pollutants which have
been widely recognized as a threat to soil ecosystems. Soil fauna includes many different …

Metal-based engineered nanomaterials (MENMs) are increasingly being used in people's
working lives, while metal-based engineered nanomaterials have important effects on soil …

Urban regions are rapidly expanding worldwide resulting in biotic homogenization and loss
of ecological functions in urban ecosystems due to management practices targeting at …

Intensive agriculture has been demonstrated to be a main threat to soil biodiversity through
physical and chemical disturbances of soil. Alternative systems based on lower disturbances …

In a world undergoing climate and usage change, soil biodiversity, which accounts to 25% of
the terrestrial biodiversity, is under severe threats. However, scenarios of climate change are …

Farming practices are known to affect soil fauna, which are essential for soil functioning.
However, we lack quantitative assessment of the effect of several key farming practices …

Collembola are very abundant organisms in soils (several thousand individuals per square
meter) and are considered to be good indicators of soil quality. These indicators are mainly …

The role of tree canopies in protecting soil functional diversity is essential for ecosystems
threatened by the longer lasting periods of drought, which are predicted to increase in the …

Agricultural ecosystems are driven by the need to increase yield, due to increased food
demands. Conventional, intensive practices are not sustainable as they disrupt the …

Soil microarthropods play essential roles in soil functioning and they are considered useful
indicators of soil metal contamination, as they quickly respond to environmental changes …