PUBLICATIONS
Are you interested in the research results of the FER group´s members?
We bring you an overview of the scientific articles published so far by the EXCELLENTIA project (see individual papers below).
Linking fungal community structure with soil nitrogen dynamics following forest conversion in a subalpine forest in China, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116448
Forests are chill: The interplay between thermal comfort and mental wellbeing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104933
Diversity and impact of single-stranded RNA viruses in Czech Heterobasidion populations, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.01.591139
Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14294
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity-productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19889
The more the merrier? Perceived forest biodiversity promotes short-term mental health and well-being - A multicentre study, https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10564
Semantic segmentation of plant roots from RGB (mini-) rhizotron images - generalisation potential and false positives of established methods and advanced deep-learning models, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-023-01101-2
Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-023-00208-y
Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46355-z
Characterization of Mycoviruses in Armillaria ostavae and A. cepistipes in the Czech Republic, https://doi.org/10.3390/v16040610
Linking fungal community structure with soil nitrogen dynamics following forest conversion in a subalpine forest in China, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116448
Multiyear Drought Strengthens Positive and Negative Functional Diversity Effects on Tree Growth Response, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70394
Above- and below-ground phenology of four tree species in mixed forests and monospecific stands, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70196
Effects of tree species richness on topsoil carbon and fungal diversity in European planted mixed forests are modulated by environmental conditions, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117591
Agroforestry practices including coffee sequester the highest amounts of soil C in mountainous Southern Ethiopia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-025-01298-
Patterns in Root Phenology of Woody Plants Across Climate Regions: Drivers, Constraints, and Ecosystem Implications, https://doi.org/10.3390/f16081257
Beyond meteorological data: Modelling tree growth with ERA5-Land, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110679
Forest temperature buffering in pure and mixed stands: A high-resolution temporal analysis with generalized additive models, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122582
Spectral clustering analysis: discrimination of grass-herb roots and live-dead roots in VISNIR and SWIR regions, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07306-9
Paddy rice traits estimation under varying management strategies using UAV technology, https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.70047
Diversity in Resource Use Strategies Promotes Productivity in Young Planted Tree Species Mixtures, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70493
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19889
Early overyielding in a mixed deciduous forest is driven by both above- and below-ground species-specific acclimatization, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae150
Effects of Logging-Induced Soil Compaction on the Abundance and Characteristics of Fine Roots and Mycorrhizal Associations in Forest Soils and their Recovery, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-17507, 2024
Topographic indices and ERA5-Land data to describe soil moisture variability in a Central European beech forest, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102456
Growth of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi on Inorganic and Organic Nitrogen Sources, https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres17010005
Growth Characteristics and Freezing Tolerance of Ectomycorrhizal and Saprotrophic Fungi: Responses to Normal and Freezing Temperatures, https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020191
Tree species diversity drives above-ground carbon sequestration through light-related trait shifts, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70320
Soil carbon to go: Agroforestry practices including coffee sequester the highest amounts of soil C in mountainous Southern Ethiopia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-025-01298-2
The virome of the panglobal, wide host-range plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi: phylogeography and evolutionary insights, https://doi.org/10.1093/ve/veaf020
Anthropogenic effects on vegetation and soil properties underlain by isolated permafrost in northeastern Mongolia, https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2026.2681020
Diversity, root tip vitality and soil-driven variations of Ectomycorrhizal communities in Pinus cembra forests from alpine treelines, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-08444-4
