Plant-soil feedbacks (PSFs) are interactions among plants, soil organisms, and abiotic soil
conditions that influence plant performance, plant species diversity, and community …

Climate, litter quality and decomposers drive litter decomposition. However, little is known
about whether their relative contribution changes at different decomposition stages. To fill …

Abstract Information regarding the impact of low concentration of engineered nanoparticles
on soil microbial communities is currently limited and the importance of soil characteristics is …

Aims Climate-induced changes in snow cover are likely to affect cold arctic and alpine
ecosystems functioning and major processes such as wintertime plant litter decomposition …

Aims Soil fungi play an important role in decomposing soil organic matter and facilitating
nutrient uptake by plants, however, the relationship between fungal community and soil …

Tree growth limitation at treeline has mainly been studied in terms of carbon limitation while
effects and mechanisms of potential nitrogen (N) limitation are barely known, especially in …

The role of plant polyphenols as defenses against insect herbivores is controversial. We
combined correlative field studies across three geographic regions (Northern Mexico …

Much effort has been devoted to better understanding the effects of environment and
biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. However, few studies have moved beyond measuring …

There are various methods available today for the synthesis of biogenic nanoparticles (by
plants, algae, yeast, bacteria, fungi and waste material), which, due to their cheapness and …

The snowpack is a complex photochemical reactor that emits a wide variety of reactive
molecules to the atmosphere. In particular, the photolysis of nitrate ions, NO3−, produces …