Glaciers are retreating globally, and the resulting ice-free areas provide an experimental
system for understanding species colonization patterns, community formation, and …

Glacier ecosystems are teeming with life on, beneath, and to a lesser degree, within their icy
masses. This conclusion largely stems from polar research, with less attention paid to …

Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

Recent evidence suggests that, similar to larger organisms, dispersal is a key driver of
microbiome assembly; however, our understanding of the rates and taxonomic composition …

Plastic pollution poses a threat to terrestrial ecosystems, even impacting soils from remote
alpine and arctic areas. Biodegradable plastics are a promising solution to prevent long …

The impact of climate change on the soil microbiome potentially alters the biogeochemical
cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. In semi‐arid environments, water availability is a major …

Climate change is strongly affecting high‐mountain soils and warming in particular is
associated with pronounced changes in microbe‐mediated C and N cycling, affecting plant …

Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to
identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of …

Climate change has a disproportionally large impact on alpine soil ecosystems, leading to
pronounced changes in soil microbial diversity and function associated with effects on …

Soil microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi play important roles in the biogeochemical
cycling of soil nutrients, because they act as decomposers or are mutualistic or antagonistic …