Soil microbiomes are critical for ecosystem functioning, yet the global influences of climate and agricultural practices on their diversity and structure remain incompletely characterized. Here we analyzed 1921 soil samples from 33 countries worldwide across diverse biomes to assess how climate gradients and agricultural inputs, including pesticides and fertilizers, shape prokaryotic and fungal communities. We found that micro...

This study assessed the effects of 22 years of sustainable ( S mng ) versus conventional ( C mng ) management on cyanobacteria‐enriched microbial communities in a Mediterranean olive orchard. Surface soils were selectively cultivated in nitrogen‐free Bristol medium to obtain cultivable cyanobacteria‐dominated, nitrogen‐fixing assemblages for molecular and metabolomic analyses. Cyanobacteria‐enriched assemblages derived from S...

In recent decades, plant-based sensors have been increasingly used to monitor plant water status, detecting water stress and improving irrigation scheduling. Among these sensors, microtensiometer (MT) continuously measures trunk water potential (TWP) supporting real-time monitoring of TWP and in turn plant water need assessment. However, MT response to environmental stimuli as mediated by plant has not yet fully elucidated. Th...

We have followed the recovery of gaps produced either by harvesters or by scientists in stands of stalked barnacle ( Pollicipes pollicipes ) during two years in four regions of Europe (SW Portugal, Galicia and Asturias in Spain and Brittany in France; n = 423 gaps), which was extended to four years in Asturias (n = 252 gaps). The presence of adult conspecifics in the margins of the gaps increased by at least four times the pro...

Climate change is intensifying extreme weather events, with severe implications for ecosystem dynamics. A key behavioural mechanism whereby animals may cope with such events is by altering their social structure, which in turn could influence epidemic risk. However, how and to what extent natural disasters affect disease risk via changes in sociality remains unexplored in animal populations. By simulating disease spread in fre...