Global change is a defining feature of the Anthropocene, the current human-dominated
epoch, and poses imminent threats to ecosystem dynamics and services such as plant …

The surface of plant leaves, or the phyllosphere, harbors hyperdiverse microbial
communities. These communities mediate foliar functional traits, influence plant fitness, and …

Plants form complex interaction networks with diverse microbiomes in the environment, and
the intricate interplay between plants and their associated microbiomes can greatly …

The aerial portion of a plant, namely the leaf, is inhabited by pathogenic and non-pathogenic
microbes. The leaf's physical and chemical properties, combined with fluctuating and often …

Particulate matter (PM) pollution poses a significant risk to many ecosystems; as sessile
organisms, plants are at particular risk from PM pollution since they cannot move away from …

There is longstanding interest in studying microbial communities below ground, while little
attention has historically been paid to the above ground portions of plants (the …

The phyllosphere supports a tremendous diversity of microbes and other organisms.
However, little is known about the colonization and survival of pathogenic and beneficial …

The above-ground surfaces of plants (the phyllosphere) harbour a diverse variety of
microorganisms, and this phyllosphere microbiome interacts with the host plant affecting its …

The aboveground parts of terrestrial plants are colonized by a variety of microbes that
collectively constitute the phyllosphere microbiota. Decades of pioneering work using …

Both plants and their associated microbiomes can respond strongly to anthropogenic
environmental changes. These responses can be both ecological (eg a global change …