Better understanding of the connection between aboveground plant communities and belowground soil organisms and processes has led to an explosion in recent research on the applications of this link to the field of ecological restoration. Research is only beginning to have the capacity to link soil organisms and specific ecosystem functions. Establishing general ecological principles of the role microbial communities have during ecological restoration is also still in its infancy. As such, the literature is at a critical point to generate a Special Feature that brings together novel approaches of linking soil and restoration to promote more regular inclusion and consideration of soil organisms and soil‐based processes in ecological restoration. In this special feature, we bring together nine research articles from different ecosystems that study the relationship between restoration activities, soil microbial communities, and soil properties. From these research articles, we describe two primary themes: (1) research on the impacts of ecosystem‐specific restoration activities on soil organisms and processes and (2) research testing methods of soil manipulation to improve restoration outcomes. We hope to inspire readers and restoration practitioners to consider soil microbes and soil processes in their research, restoration projects, and world views.

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恢复，土壤生物和土壤过程：新兴方法

对地上植物群落与地下土壤生物和过程之间联系的更好理解导致最近关于这种联系在生态恢复领域中的应用的研究激增。研究才刚刚开始具有将土壤生物与特定生态系统功能联系起来的能力。建立微生物群落在生态恢复过程中所起的作用的一般生态学原理仍处于起步阶段。因此，文献正处于关键时刻，要产生一个特色，该特色汇集了将土壤与恢复联系起来的新颖方法，以促进在生态恢复中对土壤生物和基于土壤的过程进行更常规的包容和考虑。在此特殊功能中，我们汇集了来自不同生态系统的九篇研究文章，研究了恢复活动，土壤微生物群落和土壤特性之间的关系。从这些研究文章中，我们描述了两个主要主题：（1）研究生态系统特定的恢复活动对土壤生物和过程的影响；（2）研究土壤处理以提高恢复结果的测试方法。我们希望启发读者和恢复从业人员在他们的研究，恢复项目和世界观中考虑土壤微生物和土壤过程。（1）研究生态系统特定的恢复活动对土壤生物和过程的影响，以及（2）研究土壤处理的测试方法以改善恢复结果。我们希望启发读者和恢复从业人员在他们的研究，恢复项目和世界观中考虑土壤微生物和土壤过程。（1）研究特定生态系统的恢复活动对土壤生物和过程的影响，以及（2）研究土壤处理的测试方法以改善恢复结果。我们希望启发读者和恢复从业人员在他们的研究，恢复项目和世界观中考虑土壤微生物和土壤过程。