The diversity and distribution of endophytes across biomes, plant phylogeny and host tissues: how far have we come and where do we go from here?

JG Harrison, EA Griffin - Environmental microbiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The interiors of plants are colonized by diverse microorganisms that are referred to as
endophytes. Endophytes have received much attention over the past few decades, yet many …

Deep learning approaches for natural product discovery from plant endophytic microbiomes

SA Aghdam, AMV Brown - Environmental microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Plant microbiomes are not only diverse, but also appear to host a vast pool of secondary
metabolites holding great promise for bioactive natural products and drug discovery. Yet …

Plant responses to fertilization experiments in lowland, species‐rich, tropical forests

SJ Wright, BL Turner, JB Yavitt, KE Harms, M Kaspari… - Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We present a meta‐analysis of plant responses to fertilization experiments conducted in
lowland, species‐rich, tropical forests. We also update a key result and present the first …

Soil fungal communities show more specificity than bacteria for plant species composition in a temperate forest in China

Y Chen, J Xi, M Xiao, S Wang, W Chen, F Liu, Y Shao… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background Soil microbiome is an important part of the forest ecosystem and participates in
forest ecological restoration and reconstruction. Niche differentiation with respect to …

A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution

ME Spicer, CL Woods - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biotic interactions are widely accepted as an important driver of ecological and evolutionary
patterns, contributing to the structure of systems as diverse as tropical tree seedlings …

Metal-organic frameworks as an emerging tool for sensing various targets in aqueous and biological media

W Raza, D Kukkar, H Saulat, N Raza, M Azam… - TrAC Trends in …, 2019 - Elsevier
The superior potential of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in sensing applications is well
known due to their advantageous properties (eg, enhanced tunability and large surface …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in plant-herbivore interactions

DE Burkepile, JD Parker - F1000Research, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plant-herbivore interactions shape community dynamics across marine, freshwater, and
terrestrial habitats. From amphipods to elephants and from algae to trees, plant-herbivore …

Tree endophytes: cryptic drivers of tropical forest diversity

EA Griffin, WP Carson - Endophytes of forest trees: Biology and …, 2018 - Springer
Roots and leaves comprise two of the largest microbial habitats on Earth, particularly in
tropical forests where root and leaf surface areas are extremely high and microbes are …

Soil microbial communities alter leaf chemistry and influence allelopathic potential among coexisting plant species

SJ Meiners, KK Phipps, TH Pendergast, T Canam… - Oecologia, 2017 - Springer
While both plant–soil feedbacks and allelochemical interactions are key drivers of plant
community dynamics, the potential for these two drivers to interact with each other remains …

Evidence-based logic chains demonstrate multiple impacts of trace metals on ecosystem services

F Hayes, DJ Spurgeon, S Lofts, L Jones - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Trace metals can have far-reaching ecosystem impacts. In this study, we develop consistent
and evidence-based logic chains to demonstrate the wider effects of trace metal …