Soil organic matter (SOM) is a crucial component of soil, through which physical, chemical,
and biological characteristics interact in a local context. Within the forest category, the …

Soil microbial communities are responsive to abiotic and biotic conditions within the
heterogeneous soil environment. In montane plant communities, vegetation can create …

Within a landscape, multiple habitats exist for soil microbial communities. But how these
habitats shape community composition requires an understanding of the way in which …

Canopy openness determines forest biodiversity, radiation regime and understorey
microclimate. Traditionally, canopy openness was calculated from hemispherical …

Aims Heterogeneous canopies in temperate montane forests affect microclimate and soil
characteristics, with important effects on soil microbial communities and related processes …

Aim Understanding seasonal phenology changes in ecosystems is fundamental to modeling
and predicting the response of ecosystem functions such as carbon and nitrogen cycling to …

Background and aims In temperate conifer forests, soil temperature is an important driver of
fine root growth and winter root growth can occur during aerial dormancy. We hypothesize …

Plant phenology plays an important role in nutrient cycling and carbon balance in forest
ecosystems, but its response to the interaction of global warming and precipitation reduction …

Natural hazards such as shallow landslides are common phenomena that disturb soil and
damage forests. Quantifying the recovery of forest vegetation after a hazard is important for …

ABSTRACT Dr Peter Barlow, who died in 2017, was one of the most respected botanists and
biologists of the latter half of the 20th Century. His interests covered a wide range of plant …