A. M. Fiore-Donno

Old, broad-leaved stands support both high biodiversity and carbon storage in German forests

This study shows that older, broad-leaved forests in Germany support both high biodiversity and carbon storage, suggesting sustainable management strategies for Central Europe.

A fast-slow trait continuum at the level of entire communities

The paper shows that slow and fast functional strategies manifest at the ecosystem level, driven by disturbance and resource availability in grassland communities.

Biotic interactions explain seasonal dynamics of the alpine soil microbiome

This study shows biotic interactions explain more variation in alpine soil microbiomes than abiotic factors, with stronger effects in summer than spring.

A parasite's paradise: Biotrophic species prevail oomycete community composition in tree canopies

This study shows that obligate biotrophic oomycetes dominate tree canopies, indicating canopies as a reservoir for parasitic protists and challenging previous assumptions about host dependencies.

On the phenology of protists: Recurrent patterns reveal seasonal variation of protistan (Rhizaria: Cercozoa, Endomyxa) communities in tree canopies

This study identifies seasonal patterns in protistan communities in tree canopies using high-throughput sequencing, revealing distinct taxa in spring and autumn and highlighting the canopy as a reservoir for wind-dispersed propagules.

Distinct responses of oomycete plant parasites according to their lifestyle in a landscape-scale metabarcoding survey

The paper surveys soil oomycete diversity across temperate grasslands and forests, revealing distinct ecological responses of biotrophic and hemibiotrophic pathogens to environmental factors.

Contrasting responses of protistan plant parasites and phagotrophs to ecosystems, land management and soil properties

The paper examines protistan lineages in soil, finding differences in their responses to land management and environmental factors between grassland and forest ecosystems.

Environmental selection and spatiotemporal structure of a major group of soil protists (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) in a temperate grassland

The paper investigates environmental factors shaping cercozoan protist communities in a temperate grassland, finding moisture and clay content as key drivers with spatial and seasonal patterns.