Environmental stress is increasing worldwide, yet we lack a clear picture of how stress
disrupts the stability of microbial communities and the ecosystem services they provide …

Anthropogenic habitat disturbance is fundamentally altering patterns of disease
transmission and immunity across the vertebrate tree of life. Most studies linking …

Plant development and the timing of developmental events (phenology) are tightly coupled
with plant fitness. A variety of internal and external factors determine the timing and fitness …

Insights into symbiosis between eukaryotic hosts and their microbiomes have shifted
paradigms on what determines host fitness, ecology, and behavior. Questions remain …

Below‐ground microbiota play an important role in mediating environmental conditions with
important consequences for plant performance. Micro‐organisms involved in plant–soil …

Abstract The Stress Gradient Hypothesis (SGH), which predicts increasing ratios of
facilitative: competitive interactions with increasing stress, has long been a guiding …

The challenge Understanding how biotic interactions affect species' geographical ranges,
biodiversity patterns and ecological responses to environmental change is one of the most …

Anthropogenic stressors can affect individual species and alter species interactions.
Moreover, species interactions or the presence of multiple stressors can modify the stressor …

Germination onset is the first stage in the phenological plant cycle, influenced by abiotic and
biotic factors. Both soil and seed microbiota are key drivers of germination, influencing seed …

Climate change is altering temperature and precipitation, resulting in widespread plant
mortality and shifts in plant distributions. Plants growing in soil types with low water holding …