ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021
The role of soils in habitat creation, maintenance and restoration.
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- Evaluation of Bacterial Population Changes and Ecological Dynamics in Oil-Impacted Soils Using 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing.Biology · 2025Article
- Effects of Two Ecological Governance Measures for Photovoltaic Power Stations on Plant Growth and Soil Nutrients.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Soil organic matter composition affects ecosystem multifunctionality by mediating the composition of microbial communities in long-term restored meadows.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
- Microbial community succession mediated by planting patterns in the Loess Plateau, China: Implications for ecological restoration.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Automated high-content image-based characterization of microorganism behavioral diversity and distribution.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023Article
- Distribution of soil macrofauna across different habitats in the Eastern European Alps.Scientific data · 2022Article
- The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to People.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- The role of soils in the regulation of hazards and extreme events.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Review
- Soil-derived Nature's Contributions to People and their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
Soils are the fundament of terrestrial ecosystems. Across the globe we find different soil types with different properties resulting from the interacting soil forming factors: parent material, climate, topography, organisms and time. Here we present the role of soils in habitat formation and maintenance in natural systems, and reflect on how humans have modified soils from local to global scale. Soils host a tremendous diversity of life forms, most of them microscopic in size. We do not yet know all the functionalities of this diversity at the level of individual taxa or through their interactions. However, we do know that the interactions and feedbacks between soil life, plants and soil chemistry and physics are essential for soil and habitat formation, maintenance and restoration. Moreover, the couplings between soils and major cycles of carbon, nutrients and water are essential for supporting the production of food, feed and fibre, drinking water and greenhouse gas balances. Soils take thousands of years to form, yet are lost very quickly through a multitude of stressors. The current status of our soils globally is worrisome, yet with concerted action we can bend the curve and create win-wins of soil and habitat conservation, regeneration and sustainable development. This article is part of the theme issue 'The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to People'.
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