BACKGROUND All vascular plants associate with fungi and bacteria—the microbiome. Root
associations with mycorrhizal fungi benefit most plants by enhancing their nutrient access …

Background The development and dispersal of seeds as well as their transition to seedlings
represent perhaps the most critical stages of a plant's life cycle. The endophytic and …

A central challenge in ecology is to understand the relative importance of processes that
shape diversity patterns. Compared with aboveground biota, little is known about spatial …

Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin are mostly situated in the north of the Basin
(mesic). In the most southern and dry areas, the forest can only exist where topography …

The consequences of global change for the maintenance of species diversity will depend on
the sum of each species responses to the environment and on the interactions among them …

Species distribution models (SDMs) predict the probability of species occurrence based on
their statistical relationships with environmental variables. Many studies have compared …

We synthesise a series of independent but integrated studies on the functioning of a mixed
Mediterranean oak forest to demonstrate the tree–soil interactions underpinning a positive …

Forest decline is nowadays a major challenge for ecosystem sustainability. Dehesas, which
consists of savannah-like mediterranean ecosystems, are threatened by the holm oak …

Worldwide, Mediterranean-climate type forests are seriously threatened by climate change
and Phytophthora cinnamomi, an extremely aggressive soilborne pathogen listed among …

The loss of tree health is a global concern with many unknown cascading impacts on the
diversity and function of forest ecosystems. Specifically, it is uncertain how the process of …