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April 17, 2026Journal of EcologyOpen Access

Biodiversity associations between above‐ground and below‐ground communities in mountain forests across different climatic regions

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JZJia‐Yun ZouRSRupert SeidlCBClaus Bässler

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Overview

Comprehensive inventory data examines biodiversity associations in mountain forests, suggesting climate impacts on ecosystems.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand the associations between above-ground plant and below-ground soil microbial communities across different climatic regions.
  • Analyzed data from 186 permanent plots in subtropical, temperate-subtropical, and temperate mountain forests.
  • Assessed diversity associations between woody and herbaceous plants and soil microbes (fungi and bacteria).
  • Investigated the effects of elevation gradients and local abiotic conditions on these associations.
  • Stronger associations were found between soil fungi and plants than between soil bacteria and plants.
  • Associations were more pronounced in forests at low latitudes and intermediate elevations.
  • Findings indicate that climatic and edaphic conditions influence the strength of above-ground-below-ground interactions.

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Zou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e1cfb15cdc762e9d858a2ehttps://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70309
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