Litter decomposition releases nutrients beneficial to plants but also induces phytotoxicity.
Phytotoxicity can result from either labile allelopathic compounds or species specific and …

Over the past few decades, land-use changes through conversion of global forest cover to
exotic plantations is contributing to both habitat and biodiversity loss and species …

The goal of this study is to experimentally assess the possible effect of macroinvertebrate
predators on the decomposition rate of leaves in a Mediterranean stream and to analyze the …

Recent studies suggested a general warming trend in the Alps, resulting in a significant
migration of forests to altitudes higher than the usual, regional tree line. As a consequence …

1. Overview on plant community ecology and plant-soil feedback. Plant communities are
dynamic biological entities. Their formation, decline and succession take place over a wide …