The interiors of plants are colonized by diverse microorganisms that are referred to as
endophytes. Endophytes have received much attention over the past few decades, yet many …

We present a meta‐analysis of plant responses to fertilization experiments conducted in
lowland, species‐rich, tropical forests. We also update a key result and present the first …

Forests are the most diverse and productive terrestrial ecosystems on Earth, so sustainably
managing them for the future is a major global challenge. Yet, our understanding of forest …

Background Soil microbiome is an important part of the forest ecosystem and participates in
forest ecological restoration and reconstruction. Niche differentiation with respect to …

Although microbes influence plant growth, little is known about the impact of microbial
diversity on plant fitness trade-offs, intraspecific-interactions, and soil nutrient dynamics in …

Roots and leaves comprise two of the largest microbial habitats on Earth, particularly in
tropical forests where root and leaf surface areas are extremely high and microbes are …

Biodiversity within ecological communities has been shown to influence plant resistance
and tolerance to herbivory, and may strongly interact with climate change. However, the …

Although decades of research have typically demonstrated a positive correlation between
biodiversity of primary producers and associated trophic levels, the ecological drivers of this …

Foliar fungal endophytes are ubiquitous plant symbionts that can affect plant growth and
reproduction via their roles in pathogen and stress tolerance, as well as plant hormonal …

Bacterial endophytes may be fairly host‐specific; nonetheless, an important subset of taxa
may be shared among numerous host species forming a community‐wide core microbiome …