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

Little is known about the factors affecting the relative influences of stochastic and
deterministic processes that govern the assembly of microbial communities in successional …

Glaciers cover about 10% of the Earth's land area but they are retreating rapidly and many
will disappear within decades. Glacier retreat is a worldwide phenomenon increasing the …

Based on long-term ecological research, microorganisms are sensitive to environmental
changes in the process of ecosystem succession. However, few works have focused on the …

Glacier forefields provide a unique chronosequence to assess microbial or plant
colonization and ecological succession on previously uncolonized substrates. Patterns of …

The rise in wildfire frequency and severity across the globe has increased interest in
secondary succession. However, despite the role of soil microbial communities in controlling …

Classically, ecologists have considered that biota becomes more integrated and
interdependent with ecosystem development in primary successional environments …

Ecosystems shaped by retreating glaciers provide a unique opportunity to study the order
and timing of biotic colonization, and how this influences the structure of successive …

In the context of secondary forest succession, aboveground-belowground interactions are
known to affect the dynamics and functional structure of plant communities. However, the …

The gap formation due to forest thinning regulates the understorey microclimate, ground
vegetation, and soil biodiversity. However, little is known about abundant and rare taxa's …