Search for dissertations about: "plant-soil interactions"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words plant-soil interactions.
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1. Plant-soil-herbivore interactions in a high Arctic wetland - Feedbacks to the carbon cycle
Abstract : Arctic ecosystems hold massive amounts of the global carbon in their soils and are of great importance for the global terrestrial exchange of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The arctic region has in general been acting as a C sink for the past 10000 years, however with climate change the C balance in some areas is shifting towards becoming a C source. READ MORE
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2. Herbivores influence nutrient cycling and plant nutrient uptake : insights from tundra ecosystems
Abstract : Reindeer appear to have strong positive effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling in strongly nutrient-limited ecosystems. While the direct effects of grazing on vegetation composition have been intensively studied, much less is known about the indirect effect of grazing on plant-soil interactions. READ MORE
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3. Long-lasting ecological legacies of reindeer on tundra vegetation
Abstract : Reindeer can have strong effects on the plant species composition and functioning of tundra ecosystems, and often promote a transition towards a graminoid-dominated vegetation type. As a result, they influence many ecological processes, such as nutrient dynamics, soil biotic composition and functioning, and carbon storage. READ MORE
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4. From forests to microbiomes : The mediation of plant-soil systems by root-symbiotic fungi
Abstract : Plant-microbial symbioses play crucial roles in ecological and biogeochemical processes such as carbon and nutrient cycling, plant-soil feedback, and evolutionary dynamics. However, less is known about how these symbioses influence the broader soil microbial communities (microbiomes) that they interact with, which is essential to understanding the ecosystem processes they facilitate. READ MORE
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5. Linking root traits and plant-soil feedbacks to environmental change in the sub-arctic tundra
Abstract : Plant community assembly processes shape the composition and abundances of species, and encompass functional traits and resource acquisition strategy of species, biotic interactions and abiotic filtering. Hence, an understanding of these complex processes requires disentangling the effects of multiple factors influencing plant community assembly. READ MORE