Global climate changes have serious consequences on natural ecosystems and cause
diverse environmental abiotic stressors that negatively affect plant growth and development …

Abstract Purpose of Review Continuous replanting of land with the same or similar plant
species can result in the accumulation of harmful soil microbes, which can lead to crop …

The biological and functional diversity of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associations remain largely
unknown in South America. In Patagonia, the ECM tree Nothofagus pumilio forms …

A severe decline and dieback of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands have been
observed in Austria in recent decades. From 2008 to 2010, the distribution and diversity of …

Abstract The Dry Afromontane forests in Northern Ethiopia have been cleared for agriculture
and reduced to small and isolated fragments. Most of these forests are located around …

The resistance of forests to extreme climatic events such as drought shapes their sensitivity
to future extreme events in space and time. To a large extent, the ability of trees to learn from …

Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica is an important afforestation species in northern China.
However, P. sylvestris plantations have severely declined in most areas where they have …

Thinning is an important silvicultural practice for improving the productivity and wood
production in plantation forest. Different intensities of thinning management can affect tree …

Digging animals perform many ecosystem functions, including soil turnover and vectoring
fungi, particularly mycorrhizal fungi. However, these animals are also susceptible to the …

Mediterranean forests are facing the impact of pests such as the soilborne Phytophthora
cambivora, the causal agent of Ink disease, and this impact is made more severe by global …