The global forest carbon (C) stock is estimated at 662 Gt of which 45% is in soil organic
matter. Thus, comprehensive understanding of the effects of forest management practices on …

The influence of forest management on fungal diversity and community composition has
been the subject of a wide number of studies over the last two decades. However, 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 …

Temperate and boreal forests are increasingly suffering from anthropic degradation.
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are symbionts with most temperate and boreal forest trees …

Five Aspergillus sections have members that are established agricultural pests and
producers of different metabolites, threatening global food safety. Most of these pathogenic …

Some regions like Europe have experienced a net gain in forest areas over the last
decades, but intact areas of natural forests are declining worldwide, accompanied by …

Sweden has the largest forest cover in the European Union, and for decades, Sweden's
forest industry has pursued intensive forest management through tree plantations and clear …

An estimated half of the carbon fixed by trees is transported belowground, a portion of which
is exuded into the soil where it fuels a complex belowground food web. The biological …

Temperate forests are increasingly subject to natural disturbance by stand replacing
windthrows or bark-beetle attacks. Forests are commonly salvage logged after disturbance …

Clear-cutting is the main forest management method in boreal and hemiboreal forests, but
recently its implementation has raised concerns due to its effects on biodiversity, including …