Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(2), P. 296 - 307
Published: Oct. 25, 2022
Biodiversity,
both
aboveground
and
belowground,
is
negatively
affected
by
global
changes
such
as
drought
or
warming.
This
loss
of
biodiversity
impacts
Earth's
ecosystems,
there
a
positive
relationship
between
ecosystem
functioning
(BEF).
Even
though
soils
host
large
fraction
that
underlies
major
functions,
studies
exploring
the
soil
(sBEF)
influenced
change
drivers
(GCDs)
remain
scarce.
Here
we
highlight
need
to
decipher
sBEF
relationships
under
effect
interactive
GCDs
are
intimately
connected
in
changing
world.
We
first
state
depend
on
type
function
(e.g.,
C
cycling
decomposition)
facet
abundance,
species
richness,
biomass)
considered.
Then,
shed
light
impact
single
show
results
from
scarce
studying
effects
range
antagonistic
additive
synergistic
when
two
individual
cooccur.
indicates
for
quantitatively
accounting
relationships.
Finally,
provide
guidelines
optimized
methodological
experimental
approaches
study
world
will
more
valuable
information
real
(interactive)
sBEF.
Together,
better
understand
ongoing
changes,
immediate
importance
functioning.
Global Ecology and Biogeography,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
31(6), P. 1120 - 1132
Published: March 14, 2022
Abstract
Aim
Organisms
on
our
planet
form
spatially
congruent
and
functionally
distinct
communities,
which
at
large
geographical
scales
are
called
“biomes”.
Understanding
their
pattern
function
is
vital
for
sustainable
use
protection
of
biodiversity.
Current
global
terrestrial
biome
classifications
based
primarily
climate
characteristics
functional
aspects
plant
community
assembly.
These
other
existing
schemes
do
not
take
account
soil
organisms,
including
highly
diverse
important
microbial
groups.
We
aimed
to
define
large‐scale
structure
in
the
diversity
microbes
(soil
microbiomes),
pinpoint
environmental
drivers
shaping
it
identify
resemblance
mismatch
with
schemes.
Location
Global.
Time
period
Current.
Major
taxa
studied
Soil
eukaryotes
prokaryotes.
Methods
collected
samples
from
natural
environments
world‐wide,
incorporating
most
known
biomes.
used
high‐throughput
sequencing
characterize
biotic
communities
k
‐means
clustering
microbiomes
describing
eukaryotic
prokaryotic
climatic
data
variables
measured
field
microbiome
structure.
Results
recorded
strong
correlations
among
fungal,
bacterial,
archaeal,
animal
defined
a
system
(producing
seven
types
six
prokaryotes)
showed
that
these
typically
structured
by
pH
alongside
temperature.
None
directly
paralleled
any
current
scheme,
substantial
prokaryotes
cold
climates;
nor
they
consistently
distinguish
grassland
forest
ecosystems.
Main
conclusions
Existing
represent
limited
surrogate
patterns
organisms.
show
empirically
attainable
using
metabarcoding
statistical
approaches
suggest
can
have
wide
application
theoretical
applied
biodiversity
research.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
120(33)
Published: Aug. 7, 2023
Soil
is
an
immense
habitat
for
diverse
organisms
across
the
tree
of
life,
but
just
how
many
live
in
soil
surprisingly
unknown.
Previous
efforts
to
enumerate
biodiversity
consider
only
certain
types
(e.g.,
animals)
or
report
values
groups
without
partitioning
species
that
versus
other
habitats.
Here,
we
reviewed
literature
show
likely
home
59
±
15%
on
Earth.
We
therefore
estimate
approximately
two
times
greater
than
previous
estimates,
and
include
representatives
from
simplest
(microbial)
most
complex
(mammals)
organisms.
Enchytraeidae
have
greatest
percentage
(98.6%),
followed
by
fungi
(90%),
Plantae
(85.5%),
Isoptera
(84.2%).
Our
results
demonstrate
biodiverse
singular
habitat.
By
using
this
biodiversity,
can
more
accurately
quantitatively
advocate
organismal
conservation
restoration
as
a
central
goal
Anthropocene.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: June 24, 2021
Abstract
Land-use
intensification
is
a
major
driver
of
biodiversity
loss.
However,
understanding
how
different
components
land
use
drive
loss
requires
the
investigation
multiple
trophic
levels
across
spatial
scales.
Using
data
from
150
agricultural
grasslands
in
central
Europe,
we
assess
influence
local-
and
landscape-level
on
more
than
4,000
above-
belowground
taxa,
spanning
20
groups.
Plot-level
land-use
intensity
strongly
negatively
associated
with
aboveground
groups,
but
positively
or
not
Meanwhile,
both
groups
respond
to
use,
drivers:
diversity
promoted
by
diverse
surrounding
land-cover,
while
related
high
permanent
forest
cover
landscape.
These
results
highlight
role
shaping
communities,
suggest
that
revised
agroecosystem
management
strategies
are
needed
conserve
whole-ecosystem
biodiversity.
