Uffe N. Nielsen

TL;DR: As the most comprehensive survey of soil taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity to date, this study demonstrates that metagenomic approaches can be used to build a predictive understanding of how microbial diversity and function vary across terrestrial biomes.

TL;DR: High-resolution spatial maps of the global abundance of soil nematodes and the composition of functional groups show that soil nematode are found in higher abundances in sub-Arctic regions, than in temperate or tropical regions.

TL;DR: There was a positive relationship between species richness and C cycling in 77-100% of low-diversity experiments, even when the richness of just one biotic group was manipulated, whereas positive relationships occurred less frequently in studies with greater richness, which indicated functional redundancy at low extents of diversity.

TL;DR: Current research indicates that soil biodiversity can be maintained and partially restored if managed sustainably, and promotes the ecological complexity and robustness of soil biodiversity through improved management practices.

TL;DR: A new conceptual framework is proposed that incorporates hierarchical biotic responses to individual precipitation events more explicitly, including moderation of microbial activity and biomass by invertebrate grazing, and is used to make some predictions on impacts of altered precipitation regimes in terms of event size and frequency as well as mean annual precipitation.