In boreal forests, microorganisms have a pivotal role in nutrient and water supply of trees as well as in litter decomposition and nutrient cycling. This reinforces the link between above-ground and below-ground communities in the context of sustainable productivity of forest ecosystems. In northern boreal forests, the diversity of microbes associated with the trees is high compared to the number of distinct tree species. In this thesis, the aim was to study whether conspecific tree individuals harbour different soil microbes and whether the growth of the trees and the community structure of the associated microbes are connected. The study was performed in a clonal field trial of Norway spruce, which was established in a randomized block ...
The immediate effects of two human-related vegetation disturbances, (1) green tree retention (GTR) p...
Fungi play an important role, especially in boreal coniferous forests and peatlands. For example, t...
The study of soil microbiota and their activities is central to the understanding of many ecosystem ...
Despite much research on forest biodiversity in Fennoscandia, the exact mechanisms of species declin...
The aim of this study was to explore soil microbial activities related to C and N cycling and the oc...
Knowledge of the quantity of belowground litter carbon (C) input is scarce but highly valued in C bu...
Boreal forest soils store a significant amount of carbon and function as a terrestrial net sink in t...
This study was carried out in order to reveal the degree to which host-tree factors influence the in...
According to theory, the functional traits of species dictate how environmental selection affects th...
This thesis concerns crown architecture and its role in species interactions in mixed forests. The s...
The growing conditions in northern boreal forests have remained similar for millennia. However, ampl...
Forests are the hotspots of Earth’s biodiversity, providing habitats to animals and resources to hum...
The impacts of fragmentation and recreational use on the hemiboreal urban forest understorey vegetat...
Terrestrial ecosystems, mainly plants, emit large amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into ...
The aim of this thesis was to unravel the functional-structural characteristics of root systems of B...
The immediate effects of two human-related vegetation disturbances, (1) green tree retention (GTR) p...
Fungi play an important role, especially in boreal coniferous forests and peatlands. For example, t...
The study of soil microbiota and their activities is central to the understanding of many ecosystem ...
Despite much research on forest biodiversity in Fennoscandia, the exact mechanisms of species declin...
The aim of this study was to explore soil microbial activities related to C and N cycling and the oc...
Knowledge of the quantity of belowground litter carbon (C) input is scarce but highly valued in C bu...
Boreal forest soils store a significant amount of carbon and function as a terrestrial net sink in t...
This study was carried out in order to reveal the degree to which host-tree factors influence the in...
According to theory, the functional traits of species dictate how environmental selection affects th...
This thesis concerns crown architecture and its role in species interactions in mixed forests. The s...
The growing conditions in northern boreal forests have remained similar for millennia. However, ampl...
Forests are the hotspots of Earth’s biodiversity, providing habitats to animals and resources to hum...
The impacts of fragmentation and recreational use on the hemiboreal urban forest understorey vegetat...
Terrestrial ecosystems, mainly plants, emit large amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into ...
The aim of this thesis was to unravel the functional-structural characteristics of root systems of B...
The immediate effects of two human-related vegetation disturbances, (1) green tree retention (GTR) p...
Fungi play an important role, especially in boreal coniferous forests and peatlands. For example, t...
The study of soil microbiota and their activities is central to the understanding of many ecosystem ...