Bryophytes, including the lineages of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, are the second‐
largest photoautotroph group on Earth. Recent work across terrestrial ecosystems has …

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) has important ecological significance in mine tailing by
contributing to the initial accumulation of nitrogen. In addition to chemolithotrophic and …

The holobiont Holobiont theory is more than 80 years old, while the importance of microbial
communities for plant holobionts was already identified by Lorenz Hiltner more than a …

Degraded tailings generated by the mining of metal ores are major environmental threats to
the surrounding ecosystems. Tailing reclamation, however, is often impeded due to adverse …

Mine tailings are extremely oligotrophic environments frequently contaminated with elevated
As and Sb, making As (III) and Sb (III) oxidation potentially important energy sources for the …

Background Peatlands are expected to experience sustained yet fluctuating higher
temperatures due to climate change, leading to increased microbial activity and greenhouse …

A unique terrace with sharp gradient of environmental conditions was selected to study the
microbial response and survival strategies to the extreme environments introduced by acid …

Sphagnum‐dominated peatlands comprise a globally important pool of soil carbon (C) and
are vulnerable to climate change. While peat mosses of the genus Sphagnum are known to …

Nutrient deficiency, especially bio-available nitrogen deficiency, often impedes the
bioremediation efforts of mining generated tailings. Biological nitrogen fixation is a critical …

The dinitrogenase reductase gene (nifH) is the most widely established molecular marker for
the study of nitrogen-fixing prokaryotes in nature. A large number of PCR primer sets have …