Above-and belowground linkages shape responses of mountain vegetation to climate change

F Hagedorn, K Gavazov, JM Alexander - Science, 2019 - science.org
Upward shifts of mountain vegetation lag behind rates of climate warming, partly related to
interconnected changes belowground. Here, we unravel above-and belowground linkages …

The role of microorganisms at different stages of ecosystem development for soil formation

S Schulz, R Brankatschk, A Dümig… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
Soil formation is the result of a complex network of biological as well as chemical and
physical processes. The role of soil microbes is of high interest, since they are responsible …

Topsoil organic matter build‐up in glacier forelands around the world

N Khedim, L Cecillon, J Poulenard… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since the last glacial maximum, soil formation related to ice‐cover shrinkage has been one
major sink of carbon accumulating as soil organic matter (SOM), a phenomenon accelerated …

Oxygen isotopes unravel the role of microorganisms in phosphate cycling in soils

F Tamburini, V Pfahler, EK Bünemann… - Environmental …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Phosphorus (P) is considered the ultimate limiting nutrient for plants in most natural systems
and changes in the distribution of inorganic and organic P forms during soil development …

Potential sources of microbial colonizers in an initial soil ecosystem after retreat of an alpine glacier

T Rime, M Hartmann, B Frey - The ISME journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Rapid disintegration of alpine glaciers has led to the formation of new terrain consisting of
mineral debris colonized by microorganisms. Despite the importance of microbial pioneers …

How allogenic factors affect succession in glacier forefields

R Wojcik, J Eichel, JA Bradley, LG Benning - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
In glacier forefields, the chronosequence approach is used to investigate ecological,
biogeochemical and physical features of autogenic successional change as a function of …

Synchrotron-based P K-edge XANES spectroscopy reveals rapid changes of phosphorus speciation in the topsoil of two glacier foreland chronosequences

J Prietzel, A Dümig, Y Wu, J Zhou… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) is a crucial element for life on Earth, and the bioavailability of P in terrestrial
ecosystems, which is dependent on the soil P stock and its speciation, may limit ecosystem …

Early ecological succession patterns of bacterial, fungal and plant communities along a chronosequence in a recently deglaciated area of the Italian Alps

A Franzetti, F Pittino, I Gandolfi… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In this study, the early ecological succession patterns of Forni Glacier (Ortles-Cevedale
group, Italian Alps) forefield along an 18-year long chronosequence (with a temporal …

Investigation on the physico-chemical properties of soil and mineralization of three selected tropical tree leaf litter

A Thamizharasan, VRR Rajaguru, S Gajalakshmi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant leaf litter has a major role in the structure and function of soil ecosystems as it is
associated with nutrient release and cycling. The present study is aimed to understand how …

Microbial dynamics in soils of the Damma glacier forefield show succession in the functional genetic potential

M Feng, G Varliero, W Qi, B Stierli… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Glacier retreat is a visible consequence of climate change worldwide. Although taxonomic
change of the soil microbiomes in glacier forefields have been widely documented, how …