In temperate ecosystems, acidic forest soils are among the most nutrient-poor terrestrial
environments. In this context, the long-term differentiation of the forest soils into horizons …

Interactions between Norway spruce trees and bacteria and fungi in nutrient limited boreal
forests can be beneficial for tree growth and fitness. Tree-level effects of anthropogenic …

Depending on their tree species composition, forests recruit different soil microbial
communities. Likewise, the vertical nutrient gradient along soil profiles impacts these …

The impacts of plant species on the microbial communities and physico-chemical
characteristics of soil are well documented for many herbs, grasses and legumes but much …

The complex interactions between trees and soil microbes in forests as well as their inherent
seasonal and spatial variations are poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed the effects …

Background Soil bacteria are important drivers for nearly all biogeochemical cycles in
terrestrial ecosystems and participate in most nutrient transformations in soil. In contrast to …

Soil bacteria provide a large range of ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling. Despite
their important role in soil systems, compositional and functional responses of bacterial …

Forests are essential biomes for global biogeochemical cycles, and belowground
microorganisms have a key role in providing relevant ecosystem services. To predict the …

Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build-
up from local to regional scales. In a multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots …

In the last 100 years, climate warming has been affecting the European Alps faster and more
severely than globally observed temperature patterns. Temperature changes are known to …