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S. Geisen

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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D. Bass· 2 shared D. Vaulot· 2 shared F. Mahe· 2 shared J. Seeber· 2 shared K. Dumack· 2 shared A. Apostolakis· 1 shared A. F. S. Taylor· 1 shared A. Guisan· 1 shared

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D. Bass

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6 papers

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Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline

N. Praeg, M. Steinwandter, D. Urbach, M. A. Snethlage, R. P. Alves, M. E. Apple, A. J. Britton, E. P. Bruni, T.-W. Chen, K. Dumack, F. Fernandez-Mendoza, M. Freppaz, B. Frey, N. Fromin, S. Geisen, , J. Seeber

This paper synthesizes research on biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline, highlighting gaps in geographic and taxonomic coverage and the need for improved data to support conservation efforts.

Biological Reviews · May 14, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

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

M. Neyret, G. Le Provost, A. L. Boesing, F. D. Schneider, D. Baulechner, J. Bergmann, F. de Vries, A. M. Fiore-Donno, S. Geisen, K. Goldmann, A. Kuechler, R. Saifutdinov, N. K. Simons, J. Tobias, A. S. Zaitsev, , Sch

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

bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2023Ecology

Soil legacies of extreme droughts enhance the performance of invading plants

M. P. Thakur, M. v. d. Sloot, R. Wilschut, S. E. Hannula, F. t. Hooven, S. Geisen, C. Quist, K. Steinauer, W. v. d. Putten

The paper shows that extreme drought legacies in soil enhance invading plant performance, mediated by resident plant root biomass and fungal pathogens.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Global monitoring of soil animal communities using a common methodology

A. M. Potapov, X. Sun, M. J. I. Briones, G. Brown, E. Cameron, J. Cortet, N. Eisenhauer, S. Fujii, S. Geisen, K. Gongalsky, C. Guerra, T. Handa, C. Janion-Scheepers, Z. Lindo, J. Mathieu, , D. Wall

The paper introduces a global collaborative network to standardize soil animal community monitoring and food web analysis across diverse ecosystems.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2022 · PreprintEcology

pr2-primers: an 18S rRNA primer database for protists

D. Vaulot, S. Geisen, F. Mahe, D. Bass

The paper develops a database of 179 primers and 76 primer pairs for 18S rRNA metabarcoding of protists, along with a web tool to evaluate their performance.

bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2021Ecology

A user guide to environmental protistology: primers, metabarcoding, sequencing, and analyses

S. Geisen, D. Vaulot, F. Mahe, E. Lara, C. de Vargas, D. Bass

This paper provides a guide for studying protist diversity using molecular methods, focusing on metabarcoding and primer selection for ecological research.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology