In the light of intensification of cropping practices and changing climatic conditions,
nourishing a growing global population requires optimizing environmental sustainability and …

The soil microbiome comprises one of the most important and complex components of all
terrestrial ecosystems as it harbors millions of microbes including bacteria, fungi, archaea …

Shifts in soil microbial communities over altitudinal gradients and the driving factors are
poorly studied. Their elucidation is indispensable to gain a comprehensive understanding of …

The elevational pattern of soil microbial diversity along mountain slopes has received
considerable interest over the last decade. An increasing amount of taxonomic data on soil …

Microbial soil communities are active players in the biogeochemical cycles, impacting soil
fertility and interacting with aboveground organisms. Although soil microbial diversity has …

Soil microorganisms play an essential role in soil ecosystem processes such as organic
matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and plant nutrient availability. The land use for …

Predatory myxobacteria are keystone taxa in the soil microbial food web that potentially
regulate soil microbial community structure and ecosystem functions. However, little is …

While vegetation has intensively been surveyed on mountain summits, limited knowledge
exists about the diversity and community structure of soil biota. Here, we study how climatic …

In the current context of climate change, the study of microbial communities along altitudinal
gradients is especially useful. Only few studies considered altitude and season at the same …

Mountains have a long history in the study of diversity. Like macroscopic taxa, soil microbes
are hypothesized to be strongly structured by montane gradients, and recently there has …