Beat Stierli

Vegetation-driven shifts in soil microbial communities and predicted carbon-cycling potential across soil depths in High-Arctic islands

Abstract Background Arctic ecosystems are experiencing unprecedented warming, driving vegetation expansion into previously barren areas. Although Arctic greening is expected to alter biogeochemical cycles, how vegetation cover shapes soil microbial communities and their functiona...

Environmental drivers of litter- and soil-dwelling springtail communities across European forests, assessed by morphotaxonomy and soil DNA metabarcoding

Springtails are abundant in forest litter and soils, where they play a crucial role in the transformation and decomposition of organic matter. However, most data on springtail communities originates from studies at the local and regional levels, while larger-scale studies are lac...