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Environmental Sciences
Linda H. Geiser, Heather Root, Robert J. Smith, Sarah E. Jovan, Larry St Clair, Karen L. Dillman
Summary: Critical loads are thresholds of atmospheric deposition below which harmful ecological effects do not occur. Lichen-based critical loads can foreshadow changes of other forest processes. Lower deposition levels are important for maintaining the ecological functioning of lichen communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Thomas Langbehn, Jenyk Hofmeister, Marek Svitok, Martin Mikolas, Radim Matula, Josef Halda, Kristyna Svobodova, Vaclav Pouska, Ondrej Kameniar, Daniel Kozak, Pavel Janda, Vojtech Cada, Radek Bace, Michal Frankovic, Ondrej Vostarek, Rhiannon Gloor, Miroslav Svoboda
Summary: This study quantified the long-term impacts of natural disturbances on lichen species richness and composition in primary mountain forests of the Western Carpathians. It was found that dead standing trees promoted lichen species richness, while high-severity disturbances compromised plot-scale species richness. Lichen species showed specificity to different microhabitats, emphasizing the importance of natural forest dynamics and legacies for lichen diversity and species composition.
JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rebecca C. Scholten, Randi Jandt, Eric A. Miller, Brendan M. Rogers, Sander Veraverbeke
Summary: Some forest fires exhibit "overwintering" behavior, smoldering through the non-fire season and flaring up in the subsequent spring, particularly in boreal forests with deep organic soils. Overwintering fires in boreal forests are associated with hot summers generating large fire years and deep burning into organic soils. The spatiotemporal predictability of overwintering fires can help fire management agencies facilitate early detection and reduce carbon emissions and firefighting costs.
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Ecology
Clara Qin, Peter T. Pellitier, Michael E. Van Nuland, Kabir G. Peay, Kai Zhu
Summary: This study predicts the climate sensitivity of North American soil fungal assemblage composition and reveals that soil fungal assemblages in North American climates are more likely to be limited by cold and dry conditions. The boreal forest is especially vulnerable to compositional changes triggered by small degrees of warming.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Igor A. Kazartsev, Georgy R. Lednev
Summary: The distribution and genetic diversity of Beauveria isolates in northern European Russia boreal forests were studied, identifying three species and multiple haplotypes. Different subpopulations were found based on geographic location, suggesting intraspecific recombination across the region.
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Plant Sciences
Nicolas Fanin, Karina E. Clemmensen, Bjoern D. Lindahl, Mark Farrell, Marie-Charlotte Nilsson, Michael J. Gundale, Paul Kardol, David A. Wardle
Summary: The study found that the removal of ericaceous shrubs and associated ERI changed the composition of EMF communities, with larger effects occurring at earlier stages of the chronosequence. Removal of shrubs was associated with enhanced N availability, litter decomposition, and enrichment of the recalcitrant OM fraction. Increasing abundance of slow-growing ericaceous shrubs and the associated fungi contributes to increasing nutrient limitation, impaired decomposition, and progressive OM accumulation in boreal forests, particularly towards later successional stages.
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Microbiology
Zhichao Cheng, Song Wu, Jun Du, Yongzhi Liu, Xin Sui, Libin Yang
Summary: Forest fires have significant effects on the community structure and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in cold-temperate Larix gmelinii forests, which is manifested through changes in soil physicochemical parameters. The findings of this study provide a reference for vegetation restoration and reconstruction after forest fires.
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Microbiology
Rundong Liu, Wonyong Kim, Jaycee Augusto Paguirigan, Min-Hye Jeong, Jae-Seoun Hur
Summary: Despite the fascinating biology of lichens, the lack of genetic tools manipulating mycobiont has hindered studies on genetic mechanisms underpinning lichen biology. By establishing an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) system for genetic transformation of a mycobiont isolated from Cladonia macilenta, researchers identified optimal ATMT conditions and found that most transformants had a single copy T-DNA insertion, highlighting the feasibility of using ATMT for genetic studies in lichens.
Article
Biology
Teng Yang, Leho Tedersoo, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, Miao Sun, Yuying Ma, Yingying Ni, Xu Liu, Xiao Fu, Yu Shi, Han-Yang Lin, Yun-Peng Zhao, Chengxin Fu, Chuan-Chao Dai, Jack A. Gilbert, Haiyan Chu
Summary: This study surveyed fungal communities associated with 55 woody plant species in mountain forests in eastern China. The results showed that plant phylogeny was the strongest predictor for fungal community composition in leaves, while plant phylogeny, climatic factors, and soil properties together explained a portion of the variation in soil fungal community. The plant-fungus networks in leaves exhibited higher specialization, modularity, and robustness, but less complicated topology than those in soils. The findings provide insights into cross-kingdom species co-occurrence at large spatial scales.
SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julian Klein, Matthew Low, Goran Thor, Jorgen Sjogren, Eva Lindberg, Sonke Eggers
Summary: Simplified ecosystems are often overlooked in biodiversity studies, but they dominate in many regions of the world. In Fennoscandia, the occurrence and richness of epiphytic lichens in managed forests are greatly influenced by tree species and stand level diversity. Stem diameter is positively related to lichen richness but negatively to beta diversity.
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Microbiology
Vladimir S. Mikryukov, Olesya V. Dulya, Igor E. Bergman, Georgiy A. Lihodeevskiy, Anzhelika D. Loginova, Leho Tedersoo
Summary: This study investigated the impact of Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) on fungal diversity in a degraded boreal forest ecosystem. It was found that wood plays a role in maintaining fungal diversity, especially for pollution-sensitive fungal groups. The research also revealed that certain soil-inhabiting fungal groups benefit from decayed logs as safe sites in polluted areas.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Martine M. Savard, Christine Martineau, Jerome Laganiere, Christian Begin, Joelle Marion, Anna Smirnoff, Franck Stefani, Jade Bergeron, Karelle Rheault, David Pare, Armand Seguin
Summary: This study analyzed tree ring nitrogen isotopic ratios of thirteen white spruce trees in two regions exposed to moderate anthropogenic nitrogen emissions. The results showed that tree-ring nitrogen isotopic ratios reflect specific soil nitrogen conditions and assimilation modes by trees.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jean C. Rodriguez-Ramos, Jonathan A. Cale, James F. Cahill, Nadir Erbilgin, Justine Karst
Summary: Disturbances in forests can impact mycorrhizal fungal communities, affecting plant establishment and growth. This study found that soil transfers from late-successional forests did not alter resident fungal communities or seedling growth in disturbed stands. The presence and abundance of ectomycorrhizal fungi should be assessed before considering soil transfers for forest restoration.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Forestry
Ninni Mikkonen, Niko Leikola, Joona Lehtomaki, Panu Halme, Atte Moilanen
Summary: The decline of forest biodiversity emphasizes the need for cost-effective and ecologically sustainable land-use planning methods. Spatial conservation prioritisation (SCP) is a useful tool for this purpose. National scale SCP analyses were conducted to identify unprotected forest areas with valuable biodiversity. The analyses included factors such as dead wood potential, negative impacts of forestry operations, connectivity between forest areas, and the presence of red-listed forest species. The results showed fragmented distribution of high conservation priority forest areas throughout Finland, indicating the inadequacy of the current protected area network to halt the decline of forest biodiversity. These analyses provide important information for decision-making on forest conservation and commercial management.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Per-Anders Esseen, Magnus Ekstrom, Anton Grafstrom, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, Kristin Palmqvist, Bertil Westerlund, Goran Stahl
Summary: Research has shown that certain lichen species in managed forests in Sweden have declined over the past 10 years, primarily due to environmental factors such as temperature, rain, nitrogen deposition, and stand age, with Alectoria and Usnea showing stronger declines in the southern regions. However, in some areas, the length of Bryoria and Usnea has increased. Industrial forestry in conjunction with nitrogen is identified as the main driver of lichen decline.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Ecology
Tselmeg Chenlemuge, Choimaa Dulamsuren, Dietrich Hertel, Bernhard Schuldt, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2015)
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Environmental Sciences
Eryuan Liang, Christoph Leuschner, Choimaa Dulamsuren, Bettina Wagner, Markus Hauck
Article
Ecology
Jorma Zimmermann, Markus Hauck, Choimaa Dulamsuren, Christoph Leuschner
Article
Forestry
Bettina Wagner, Eryuan Liang, Xiaoxia Li, Choimaa Dulamsuren, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2015)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sebastian Dittrich, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2016)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Choimaa Dulamsuren, Michael Klinge, Jan Degener, Mookhor Khishigjargal, Tselmeg Chenlemuge, Banzragch Bat-Enerel, Yolk Yeruult, Davaadorj Saindovdon, Kherlenchimeg Ganbaatar, Jamsran Tsogtbaatar, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2016)
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Ecology
Markus Hauck, Gulzhan T. Artykbaeva, Tamara N. Zozulya, Choimaa Dulamsuren
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
(2016)
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Forestry
Choimaa Dulamsuren, Markus Hauck, Gisbert Kopp, Marcel Ruff, Christoph Leuschner
TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Markus Hauck, Choimaa Dulamsuren, Christoph Leuschner
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2016)
Article
Forestry
Jonas Glatthorn, Viliam Pichler, Markus Hauck, Christoph Leuschner
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2017)
Article
Forestry
Claudia Bade, Mascha Jacob, Hermann F. Jungkunst, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck
ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE
(2015)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Claudia Bade, Mascha Jacob, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck
Article
Ecology
Lars Koehler, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck, Dietrich Hertel
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Plant Sciences
Markus Hauck, Uwe de Bruyn, Samjaa Javkhlan, Dorjburgedaa Lkhagvadorj
JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
(2014)
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Forestry
Tselmeg Chenlemuge, Bernhard Schuldt, Choimaa Dulamsuren, Dietrich Hertel, Christoph Leuschner, Markus Hauck
TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
(2015)
