Abundance and diversity of bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities along an altitudinal gradient in alpine forest soils: what are the driving factors?

JA Siles, R Margesin - Microbial ecology, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Soil properties and root traits are important factors driving rhizosphere soil bacterial and fungal community variations in alpine Rhododendron nitidulum shrub …

L Xie, W Li, X Pang, Q Liu, C Yin - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Both soil properties and plant root traits are pivotal factors affecting microbial communities.
However, there is still limited information about their importance in shaping rhizosphere soil …

Impact of European beech forest diversification on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks–a meta-analysis

S Rehschuh, M Jonard, M Wiesmeier… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Drought-sensitive European beech forests are increasingly challenged by climate change.
Admixing other, preferably more deep-rooting, tree species has been proposed to increase …

Unravelling the importance of forest age stand and forest structure driving microbiological soil properties, enzymatic activities and soil nutrients content in …

ME Lucas-Borja, J Hedo, A Cerdá… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effects that stand age and forest structure have on
microbiological soil properties, enzymatic activities and nutrient content. Thirty forest …

Effect of altitude and season on microbial activity, abundance and community structure in Alpine forest soils

JA Siles, T Cajthaml, S Minerbi… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Altitudinal, seasonal and interannual shifts in microbial communities and chemical composition of soil organic matter in Alpine forest soils

JA Siles, T Cajthaml, A Filipova, S Minerbi… - Soil Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The study of soil microbial communities and chemical properties of soil organic matter
(SOM) over altitudinal mountain gradients have been regarded as especially useful to better …

Effects of slope exposure on soil physico-chemical and microbiological properties along an altitudinal climosequence in the Italian Alps

T Bardelli, M Gómez-Brandón, J Ascher-Jenull… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to their sensitivity to changing environmental conditions sub-and alpine soils are often
monitored in the context of climate change, usually, however, neglecting slope exposure …

Chemical characteristics, distribution patterns, and source apportionment of particulate elements and inorganic ions in snowpack in Harbin, China

Z Song, L Zhang, C Tian, K Li, P Chen, Z Jia, P Hu… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Snowpack, which serves as a natural archive of atmospheric deposition of multiple
pollutants, is a practical environmental media that can be used for assessing atmospheric …

Spatial-temporal variation of soil organic matter decomposition potential in China

Q Chen, Z Zhou, S Cai, M Lv, Y Yang, Y Luo… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter decomposition is an essential process of the ecosystem biogeochemical
cycle. However, the comprehension of soil organic matter decomposition mechanisms at a …

Multiple interactions between tree composition and diversity and microbial diversity underly litter decomposition

W Xiao, HYH Chen, P Kumar, C Chen, Q Guan - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Litter decomposition determines carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Prior
research has addressed the importance of litter quality and microclimate on litter …