The ecology of forest soils is an important field of research due to the role of forests as
carbon sinks. Consequently, a significant amount of information has been accumulated …

Endophytic microorganisms present inside the host plant play an essential role in host
fitness, nutrient supply and stress tolerance. Endophytes are often used in sustainable …

Global warming may alter microbially mediated ecosystem functions through reshaping of
microbial diversity and modified microbial interactions. Here, we examined the effects of 5 …

Understanding the ecology of coniferous forests is very important because these
environments represent globally largest carbon sinks. Metatranscriptomics, microbial …

Soil and the human gut contain approximately the same number of active microorganisms,
while human gut microbiome diversity is only 10% that of soil biodiversity and has …

Soil microbes are major drivers of soil carbon cycling, yet we lack an understanding of how
climate warming will affect microbial communities. Three ongoing field studies at the …

Fungi are the agents primarily responsible for the transformation of plant‐derived carbon in
terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known of their responses to the seasonal changes …

Microbial communities in arctic–alpine soils show biogeographic patterns related to
elevation, but the effect of fine-scale heterogeneity and possibly related temperature and soil …

Plant-associated microorganisms can stimulate plants growth and influence both crops yield
and quality by nutrient mobilization and transport. Therefore, rhizosphere microbiome …

Climate warming is predicted to affect temperate forests severely, but the response of fine
roots, key to plant nutrition, water uptake, soil carbon, and nutrient cycling is unclear …