The study on the distribution of soil available nutrients and their response to the natural
environment can provide valuable data and theoretical guidance for supporting human …

Eucalyptus are a widely used short‐rotation species for timber production in South China.
There are growing concerns regarding the influences of successive planting of Eucalyptus …

Microbial community succession is a fundamental process that affects underlying functions
of almost all ecosystems; yet the roles and fates of the most abundant colonizers are often …

Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR), a soil-borne plant disease, cause the yield loss of oilseed rape.
Selenium (Se), a beneficial element of plant, improves plant resistance to pathogens, and …

Despite a century of study by ecologists, recovery following disturbances (succession) is not
fully understood. This book provides the first global synthesis that compares plant …

This study investigated the potential role of a nitrogen-fixing early-coloniser Alnus
Nepalensis D. Don (alder) in driving the changes in soil bacterial communities during …

Soil microorganisms play fundamental roles in cycling of soil carbon, nitrogen, and other
nutrients, yet we have a poor understanding of how soil microbiomes are shaped by their …

Mosses are among the first colonizing organisms after glacier retreat and can develop into
thick moss mats during later successional stages. They are key players in N2 fixation …

Soil nitrogen (N) is controlled by climate, topography, parent material and vegetation in less-
disturbed ecosystems. However, a comprehensive understanding of the interactions among …

Cyanobacteria are integral to soil development in the earliest stages of primary succession
by fixing carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) essential for organismal growth. In this study, we …