The symbiosis between plants and nitrogen‐fixing bacteria is widespread among legumes
and actinorhizal plants within the nitrogen‐fixing root nodule (NFN) clade. However, there …

A poor understanding of the fraction of global plant biomass occurring belowground as roots
limits our understanding of present and future ecosystem function and carbon pools. Here …

Soil microorganisms are an important part of terrestrial ecosystems; they are influenced by
and react to vegetation via changes in their physicochemical properties, thereby forming an …

Primary succession is a fundamental process in macroecosystems; however, if and how soil
development influences microbial community structure is poorly understood. Thus, we …

Questions: How can studies of primary plant succession increase the effectiveness of
restoration activities? Can restoration methods be improved to contribute to our …

Plants associated with symbiotic N‐fixing bacteria play important roles in early successional,
riparian and semi‐dry ecosystems. These so‐called N‐fixing plants are widely used for …

Soil sickness (SS) is the rise of negative conditions for plant vegetative and reproductive
performances induced into the soil by the plant itself. In natural ecosystems, plant ecologists …

Glacier forelands are among the most rapidly changing landscapes on Earth. Stable ground
is rare as geomorphic processes move sediments across large areas of glacier forelands for …

How does succession take place, after all, and what are the adaptive cycles, if any, and the
feedback systems, assembly rules and other inherent functional, evolutionary or simply …

Glacier retreat raises global concerns but brings about the moment to study soil and
ecosystem development. In nutrient-limited glacier forelands, the adaptability of pioneering …