| Biotic interactions and seed deposition rather than abiotic factors determine recruitment at elevational range limits of an alpine tree EL Neuschulz, D Merges, K Bollmann, F Gugerli, K Böhning‐Gaese Journal of Ecology 106 (3), 948-959, 2018 | 65 | 2018 |
| The origin of the serpentine endemic Minuartia laricifolia subsp. ophiolitica by vicariance and competitive exclusion AJ Moore, D Merges, JW Kadereit Molecular Ecology 22 (8), 2218-2231, 2013 | 45 | 2013 |
| Spatial patterns of pathogenic and mutualistic fungi across the elevational range of a host plant D Merges, M Bálint, I Schmitt, K Böhning‐Gaese, EL Neuschulz Journal of Ecology 106 (4), 1545-1557, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
| A candidate gene cluster for the bioactive natural product gyrophoric acid in lichen-forming fungi G Singh, A Calchera, D Merges, H Valim, J Otte, I Schmitt, F Dal Grande Microbiology Spectrum 10 (4), e00109-22, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
| Virus diversity in metagenomes of a lichen symbiosis (Umbilicaria phaea): complete viral genomes, putative hosts and elevational distributions D Merges, F Dal Grande, C Greve, J Otte, I Schmitt Environmental Microbiology 23 (11), 6637-6650, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
| High throughput sequencing combined with null model tests reveals specific plant‐fungi associations linked to seedling establishment and survival D Merges, M Bálint, I Schmitt, P Manning, EL Neuschulz Journal of Ecology 108 (2), 574-585, 2020 | 11 | 2020 |
| Environmental context determines the limiting demographic processes for plant recruitment across a species’ elevational range D Merges, J Albrecht, K Böhning-Gaese, M Schleuning, EL Neuschulz Scientific Reports 10 (1), 10855, 2020 | 10 | 2020 |
| Scatter-hoarding birds disperse seeds to sites unfavorable for plant regeneration MC Sorensen, T Mueller, I Donoso, V Graf, D Merges, M Vanoni, ... Movement Ecology 10 (1), 38, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
| The MetaInvert soil invertebrate genome resource provides insights into below-ground biodiversity and evolution G Collins, C Schneider, LL Boštjančić, U Burkhardt, A Christian, P Decker, ... Communications biology 6 (1), 1241, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
| Metatranscriptomics reveals contrasting effects of elevation on the activity of bacteria and bacterial viruses in soil D Merges, A Schmidt, I Schmitt, EL Neuschulz, F Dal Grande, M Bálint Molecular Ecology 32 (23), 6552-6563, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
| Identification and expression of functionally conserved circadian clock genes in lichen-forming fungi HF Valim, F Dal Grande, J Otte, G Singh, D Merges, I Schmitt Scientific Reports 12 (1), 15884, 2022 | 5 | 2022 |
| Gene abundance linked to climate zone: Parallel evolution of gene content along elevation gradients in lichenized fungi D Merges, F Dal Grande, H Valim, G Singh, I Schmitt Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1097787, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mutualistic and antagonistic effects of plant-animal and plant-fungal interactions on plant recruitment at the tree line D Merges Dissertation, Frankfurt am Main, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, 2020, 2019 | 1 | 2019 |
| Protein kinase gene declines linearly with elevation: a shared genomic feature across species and continents in lichenized fungi suggests role in climate adaptation D Merges, F Dal Grande, H Valim, G Singh, I Schmitt bioRxiv, 2022.11. 02.514805, 2022 | | 2022 |
| Additional file 1 of Scatter-hoarding birds disperse seeds to sites unfavorable for plant regeneration [Dataset] MC Sorensen, T Mueller, I Donoso, V Graf, D Merges, M Vanoni, ... Figshare, 2022 | | 2022 |
| Elevation drives activity of soil bacteria, but not of bacterial viruses D Merges, A Schmidt, I Schmitt, EL Neuschulz, F Dal Grande, M Bálint bioRxiv, 2021.12. 14.472558, 2021 | | 2021 |
| Using high throughput sequencing to unravel the effects of plant-fungal interactions on seedling establishment and survival D Merges, M Bálint, I Schmitt, P Manning, EL Neuschulz 2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5--10), 2018 | | 2018 |
