Microorganisms have critical roles in the functioning of soil in nutrient cycling, structural
formation, and plant interactions, both positive and negative. These roles are important in …

In the face of rapid environmental and cultural change, orthodox concepts in restoration
ecology such as historical fidelity are being challenged. Here we re‐examine the diverse …

The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism
has the potential to provide the developing nations with significant funding for forest …

Soils are one of the most important features of the natural capital of terrestrial ecosystems.
There is a strong and increasing policy requirement for effective monitoring of soils at local …

Rapid urban expansion has had a significant impact on green space structure. A wide
variety of modelling approaches have been tested to simulate urban expansion; however …

Context Urbanisation places increasing stress on ecosystem services; however existing
methods and data for testing relationships between service delivery and urban landscapes …

Context Landscape metrics represent powerful tools for quantifying landscape structure, but
uncertainties persist around their interpretation. Urban settings add unique considerations …

Ecological restoration has a paradigm of re‐establishing 'indigenous reference'communities.
One resulting concern is that focussing on target communities may not necessarily create …

Nanosized zero-valent iron (nZVI) is an effective land remediation tool, but there remains
little information regarding its impact upon and interactions with the soil microbial …

There are increasing calls to provide greenspace in urban areas, yet the ecological quality,
as well as quantity, of greenspace is important. Short mown grassland designed for …