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Linking biodiversity and biotic interactions to ecosystem functioning
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Biodiversity is an essential component for ecosystem functioning and stability, with numerous biotic interactions and complementarity playing important roles. The complexity of these relationships can be seen in both above‐ and belowgro...
Publication · July 02, 2025
Soil function-microbial diversity relationship is impacted by plant functional groups under climate change.
Publication · July 02, 2025
Aboveground and belowground biodiversity have complementary effects on ecosystem functions across global grasslands
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Grasslands are integral to maintaining biodiversity and key ecosystem services and are under threat from climate change. Plant and soil microbial diversity, and their interactions, support the provision of multiple ecosystem functions (...
Publication · July 02, 2025
An Innovative Framework Fosters Practical Application of Nematode‐Based Indices in Soil Health Assessment
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Nematodes are versatile bioindicators of the soil food web in both agricultural and natural ecosystems. Multiple nematode‐based indices (NBIs), derived from morphological, life history and community traits, provide invaluable informatio...
Publication · July 02, 2025
Palimpsest subglacial meltwater corridors of the last Cordilleran Ice Sheet: geomorphology, stratigraphy, and insights into subglacial meltwater dynamics during deglaciation
Recent releases of high-resolution elevation data in British Columbia have revealed several previously unidentified meltwater-derived landforms associated with the last Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS). Prominent among these are small subglacial meltwa...
Publication · July 02, 2025