Questions: What is the structure of the anthropogenic upper forest‐grassland ecotone and
are there differences in the spatial relationships between the tree species involved …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi form symbiotic associations with plant roots that regulate nutrient
exchange between forest plants and soil. Environmental metagenomics approaches that …

Low‐temperature growth limitation largely determines alpine treeline position globally, but
treeline elevation also varies locally at a range of scales in response to multiple biotic and …

The outcome of species interactions often depends on the environmental conditions under
which they occur. In this study, we tested how different soil moisture conditions affected the …

Alpine treelines are expected to move upslope with a warming climate. However, so far
treelines have responded inconsistently and future shifts remain difficult to predict since …

Low rates of growth for conifers at high elevations may relate to problems in acquiring or
utilizing carbon. A traditional hypothesis for growth limits of trees at alpine treeline is that low …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal communities have been studied worldwide; however, those in
the very cold and dry continental climate zone of northern Eurasia remain understudied. We …

Background: High-elevation mountain systems may be particularly responsive to climate
change. Aims: Here we investigate how changes along elevation gradients in mountain …

Soil fungi participate in a variety of forest ecological processes and drive the succession of
degraded forests. However, how the soil fungal community and functional taxa change with …

Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) are commonly used to assess the balance of carbon
sources and sinks in plants. A notable application of this approach has been tests of …