The fast and continued progress of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) and the drastic
reduction of its costs have boosted new and unpredictable developments in the field of plant …

Fungi are dominant ecological participants in the forest ecosystems, which play a major role
in recycling organic matter and channeling nutrients across trophic levels. Fungal …

Soil fungi belonging to different functional guilds, such as saprotrophs, pathogens, and
mycorrhizal symbionts, play key roles in forest ecosystems. To date, no study has compared …

Methane (CH4) exchange in tree stems and canopies and the processes involved are
among the least understood components of the global CH4 cycle. Recent studies have …

Carbon storage and cycling in boreal forests—the largest terrestrial carbon store—is
moderated by complex interactions between trees and soil microorganisms. However …

Background Major advances over the past decade in molecular ecology are providing
access to soil fungal diversity in forest ecosystems worldwide, but the diverse functions and …

In forest ecosystems, decomposition is essential for carbon and nutrient cycling and
therefore a key process for ecosystem functioning. During the decomposition process, litter …

Aims The phyllosphere and soil are crucial and distinct microbial spheres in forests,
connected through trees that interact with both. As part of the tree's holobiont, these …

Forests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they
are exposed to several threats, such as fragmentation, changing climatic conditions, or …

Air pollution caused by tropospheric ozone contributes to the decline of forest ecosystems;
for instance, sacred fir, Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham. forests in the peri-urban …