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In the Leibniz Collaborative Excellence project INPEDIV, we investigate the consequences of organic and conventional farming for biodiversity in protected areas. INPEDIV is an...

Grasslands are considered highly valuable habitats in Europe. But despite intense conservation attempts, species rich grassland areas are declining in Central Europe. Current...

Soil BON Foodweb is a voluntary initiative established in 2021 to assess drivers and functions of soil animal biodiversity and interactions in soil food webs on a global scale....

Soil food webs process 90% of the terrestrial primary production and regulate the largest carbon pool on Earth – soil organic matter. Soil food webs themselves are regulated by...

Complex consumer communities, comprising bacteria, fungi, protists and animals are an essential component of every ecosystem that actively form, change and support ecosystem...

Many ecosystem functions are provided by hidden biodiversity in soils and aquatic sediments, or small insects. However, little is known about changes in biodiversity of these...

The FPO pilot project is based on the idea that fog harvesting plants initiate the succession of mini ecosystems in deserts by modifying the abiotic environment to their favor,...