| Exploring the connection between climatic conditions and genetic properties of <em>Abies alba</em> Mill., including warm and summer-dry Mediterranean environments
Coşgun, S., Gauthier, J., Beffa, G., Bonanomi, G., Carraro, G., Cherubini, P., … Tinner, W. (2025). Exploring the connection between climatic conditions and genetic properties of Abies alba Mill., including warm and summer-dry Mediterranean environments. Science of the Total Environment, 964, 178559 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178559 |
| Genetic differentiation of <em>Abies alba</em> outside its main range under warm meso‐ and sub‐mediterranean conditions in Italy and Switzerland
Coşgun, S., Gauthier, J., Bonanomi, G., Carraro, G., Cherubini, P., Conedera, M., … Tinner, W. (2025). Genetic differentiation of Abies alba outside its main range under warm meso‐ and sub‐mediterranean conditions in Italy and Switzerland. Ecology and Evolution, 15(2), e70909 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70909 |
| Earthworm and enchytraeid indicator taxa of different land-use types identified using soil DNA metabarcoding
Cuartero, J., Briones, M. J. I., Rast, B. M., Stierli, B., Maurer-Troxler, C., Hug, A. S., … Frey, B. (2025). Earthworm and enchytraeid indicator taxa of different land-use types identified using soil DNA metabarcoding. Applied Soil Ecology, 206, 105891 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.105891 |
| Is photosynthesis‐derived NADPH really a source of <sup>2</sup>H‐depleted hydrogen in plant compounds?
Holloway‐Phillips, M., Tcherkez, G., Wieloch, T., Lehmann, M. M., & Werner, R. A. (2025). Is photosynthesis‐derived NADPH really a source of 2H‐depleted hydrogen in plant compounds? Plant, Cell and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.15403 |
| A simple method for triple stable isotope analysis of cellulose, sugar, and bulk organic matter—Advances and limitations
Saurer, M., Oettli, M., & Lehmann, M. M. (2025). A simple method for triple stable isotope analysis of cellulose, sugar, and bulk organic matter—Advances and limitations. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 39(4), e9957 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9957 |
| Does optimality partitioning theory fail for belowground traits? Insights from geophysical imaging of a drought‐release experiment in a Scots Pine forest
Shakas, A., Hediger, R., Gessler, A., Singha, K., de Pasquale, G., D'Odorico, P., … Meusburger, K. (2025). Does optimality partitioning theory fail for belowground traits? Insights from geophysical imaging of a drought‐release experiment in a Scots Pine forest. New Phytologist, 245(2), 546-558. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20245 |
| New insights into the mechanisms of plant isotope fractionation from combined analysis of intramolecular <sup>13</sup>C and deuterium abundances in <em>Pinus nigra</em> tree-ring glucose
Wieloch, T., Holloway-Phillips, M., Yu, J., & Niittylä, T. (2025). New insights into the mechanisms of plant isotope fractionation from combined analysis of intramolecular 13C and deuterium abundances in Pinus nigra tree-ring glucose. New Phytologist, 245(3), 1000-1017. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20113 |
| Fine‐scale variation in soil properties promotes local taxonomic diversity of hybridizing oak species (<em>Quercus</em> spp.)
Zimmermann, F., Reutimann, O., Baltensweiler, A., Walthert, L., Olofsson, J. K., & Rellstab, C. (2025). Fine‐scale variation in soil properties promotes local taxonomic diversity of hybridizing oak species (Quercus spp.). Evolutionary Applications, 18(2), e70076 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70076 |
| Nitrogen addition reduces litter decomposition but does not affect litter production and chemistry in an alpine shrubland
Abubakar, A., Mayer, M., Neumann, M., Gao, Q., & Wang, D. (2024). Nitrogen addition reduces litter decomposition but does not affect litter production and chemistry in an alpine shrubland. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06893-3 |
| Fungal community composition predicts forest carbon storage at a continental scale
Anthony, M. A., Tedersoo, L., De Vos, B., Croisé, L., Meesenburg, H., Wagner, M., … Averill, C. (2024). Fungal community composition predicts forest carbon storage at a continental scale. Nature Communications, 15, 2385 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46792-w |
| Tree- and stand-scale variability of xylem water stable isotope signatures in mature beech, oak and spruce
Bernhard, F., Floriancic, M. G., Treydte, K., Gessler, A., Kirchner, J. W., & Meusburger, K. (2024). Tree- and stand-scale variability of xylem water stable isotope signatures in mature beech, oak and spruce. Ecohydrology, 17(2), e2614 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2614 |
| Evolutionary ecology of masting: mechanisms, models, and climate change
Bogdziewicz, M., Kelly, D., Ascoli, D., Caignard, T., Chianucci, F., Crone, E. E., … Hacket-Pain, A. J. (2024). Evolutionary ecology of masting: mechanisms, models, and climate change. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 39(9), 851-862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.05.006 |
| Revealing legacy effects of extreme droughts on tree growth of oaks across the Northern Hemisphere
Bose, A. K., Doležal, J., Scherrer, D., Altman, J., Ziche, D., Martínez-Sancho, E., … Camarero, J. J. (2024). Revealing legacy effects of extreme droughts on tree growth of oaks across the Northern Hemisphere. Science of the Total Environment, 926, 172049 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172049 |
| Tamm review: drought-induced Scots pine mortality – trends, contributing factors, and mechanisms
Bose, A. K., Gessler, A., Büntgen, U., & Rigling, A. (2024). Tamm review: drought-induced Scots pine mortality – trends, contributing factors, and mechanisms. Forest Ecology and Management, 561, 121873 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.121873 |
| Radiocarbon analysis reveals underestimation of soil organic carbon persistence in new-generation soil models
Brunmayr, A. S., Hagedorn, F., Moreno Duborgel, M., Minich, L. I., & Graven, H. D. (2024). Radiocarbon analysis reveals underestimation of soil organic carbon persistence in new-generation soil models. Geoscientific Model Development, 17(15), 5961-5985. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5961-2024 |
| Tree crown defoliation in forest monitoring: concepts, findings, and new perspectives for a physiological approach in the face of climate change
Bussotti, F., Potočić, N., Timmermann, V., Lehmann, M. M., & Pollastrini, M. (2024). Tree crown defoliation in forest monitoring: concepts, findings, and new perspectives for a physiological approach in the face of climate change. Forestry, 97(2), 194-212. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad066 |
| Optimizing purslane cultivation through legume intercropping and crop rotation: a study on yield and rhizosphere bacterial communities
Carrascosa-Robles, Á., Pascual, J. A., Cuartero, J., de Santiago, A., Petropoulos, S. A., & del Mar Alguacil, M. (2024). Optimizing purslane cultivation through legume intercropping and crop rotation: a study on yield and rhizosphere bacterial communities. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-07061-3 |
| Toward a common methodological framework for the sampling, extraction, and isotopic analysis of water in the Critical Zone to study vegetation water use
Ceperley, N., Gimeno, T. E., Jacobs, S. R., Beyer, M., Dubbert, M., Fischer, B., … Rothfuss, Y. (2024). Toward a common methodological framework for the sampling, extraction, and isotopic analysis of water in the Critical Zone to study vegetation water use. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 11(4), e1727 (33 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1727 |
| More than a decade of irrigation alters soil nematode communities in a drought-prone Scots pine forest
Cuartero, J., Frey, B., Eder, R., & Brunner, I. (2024). More than a decade of irrigation alters soil nematode communities in a drought-prone Scots pine forest. Applied Soil Ecology, 203, 105621 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105621 |
| Warming and rainfall reduction alter soil microbial diversity and co-occurrence networks and enhance pathogenic fungi in dryland soils
Cuartero, J., Querejeta, J. I., Prieto, I., Frey, B., & Alguacil, M. M. (2024). Warming and rainfall reduction alter soil microbial diversity and co-occurrence networks and enhance pathogenic fungi in dryland soils. Science of the Total Environment, 949, 175006 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175006 |