Olga Ferlian

TL;DR: It was found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms, which suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential litter decomposition was investigated by using standardized substrates (Rooibos and Green tea) for comparison of litter mass loss at 336 sites (ranging from

TL;DR: Findings from TreeDivNet indicate that tree diversity experiments are extending BEF research across systems and scales, complementing previous BEF work in grasslands by providing opportunities to use remote sensing and spectral approaches to study BEF dynamics, integrate belowground and aboveground approaches, and trace the consequences of tree physiology for ecosystem functioning.

TL;DR: How BEF experiments have identified important mechanisms that play a role in real world ecosystems, advancing the understanding of ecosystem responses to species gains and losses is described.

TL;DR: It is argued that addressing data gaps in soil biodiversity will ultimately benefit human well-being and provide an impetus for increased policy-relevant research on soil biodiversity.