Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) is widely distributed in North American forests.
Increased stand productivity with resource availability has been reported, but the …

Studies of the ecological and evolutionary relationships between plants and their associated
microbes have long been focused on single microbes, or single microbial guilds, but in …

Intensive forest biomass harvesting, or the removal of harvesting slash (woody debris from
tree branches and tops) for use as biofuel, has the potential to negatively affect the soil …

Previous studies have shown that forest floors from stands dominated by trembling aspen
(ASPEN; Populus tremuloides Michx.) tend to support a greater microbial biomass with a …

Forest harvesting alters plant litter inputs to soil and modifies the soil environment, which
could alter the composition and function of soil microbial communities. Harvest‐induced …

Global atmospheric CO 2 levels are expected to double within the next 50 years. To assess
the effects of increased atmospheric CO 2 on soil ecosystems, cloned trembling aspen …

Background The cultivation of short-rotation tree species on non-forest land is increasing
due to the growing demand for woody biomass for the future bioeconomy and to mitigate …

Soil abiotic factors are considered to be important in determining the distribution of
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal species; however, there are few field data to support this …

Roots take on several key functions for trees such as anchoring, storing of nutrients and
foraging for water and inorganic nutrients. This last part is actually mainly assumed by …

The occurrence of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) patches within stands dominated by
black spruce (Picea mariana Mill. BSP) has been shown to increase litter decomposition and …