Sky islands are unique geologic formations, home to populations of organisms that have
weathered climate change since the Pleistocene. Long-term isolation and climatic …

Soil microbial diversity is one of the key factors affecting the structure and function of the
belowground ecosystem; yet, little is known about the response of microbial diversity to …

Plant–microbe symbioses span a continuum from pathogenic to mutualistic, with functional
consequences for both organisms in the symbiosis. In order to increase sustainable food …

Understanding drivers of terrestrial fungal communities over large scales is an important
challenge for predicting the fate of ecosystems under climate change and providing critical …

Global warming has caused changes in temperature and precipitation patterns, and the
subsequent effects on the dynamics of soil respiration (Rs) have had a significant impact on …

Soil microbiomes are rapidly becoming known as an important driver of plant phenotypic
variation and may mediate plant responses to environmental factors. However, integrating …

Climate-induced evolution will determine population persistence in a changing world.
However, finding natural systems in which to study these responses has been a barrier to …

Extreme weather events have become a dominant feature of the narrative surrounding
changes in global climate with large impacts on ecosystem stability, functioning and …

Climate change is having profound effects on species distributions and is likely altering the
distribution of genetic variation across landscapes. Maintaining population genetic diversity …

Identifying the potential for natural soil microbial communities to predictably affect complex
plant traits is an important frontier in climate change research. Plant phenology varies with …