Changes in Multi-Level Biodiversity and Soil Features in a Burned Beech Forest in the Southern Italian Coastal Mountain

by Sequentia Biotech SL

6 years ago
soil, forest, wildfire, biodiversity, global warming

In the context of global warming and increasing wildfire occurrence, this study aims to examine, for the first time, the changes in multi-level biodiversity and key soil features related to soil funct...

More soil-borne plant pathogens in a warmer world

by Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla

6 years ago
global warming, soil, food, ecosystem

A study published in the prestigious journal Nature Climate Change and led by researchers from the Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning at Pablo de Olavide University (UPO) provides no...

Soil quality key for future food security, better data is vital

by European Commission - Joint Research Centre

10 years ago
food, security, soil

Future food security depends on a variety of factors - but better soil data could substantially help improve projections of future crop yields, a new study shows. To project how much food can be produ...

New atlas illustrates global soil biodiversity and threats to soil organisms

by European Commission - Joint Research Centre

10 years ago
biodiversity, soil, atlas

This week, the JRC publishes the first-ever Soil Biodiversity Atlas that maps the soil biodiversity of the entire planet. This unique atlas pays tribute to soil – the silent engine that keeps the pl...