Year 2016 was very successful for our projects and nine nice papers got published:

Timonen, S., Sinkko, H., Sun, H., Sietiö, O.-M., Rinta-Kanto, J.M., Kiheri, H. and Heinonsalo, J. (2016). Ericoid Roots and Mycospheres Govern Plant-Specific Bacterial Communities in Boreal Forest Humus. Microb Ecol (2016). doi:10.1007/s00248-016-0922-6

Aaltonen, H., Lindén, A., Heinonsalo, J., Biasi, C. and Pumpanen, J. (2016) Effects of prolonged drought stress on Scots pine carbon allocation. Accepted in Tree Physiology

Adamczyk, B., Ahvenainen, A., Sietiö, O-M, Kanerva, S., Kieloaho, A.-J., Smolander, A., Kitunen, V., Saranpää, P., Laakso, T., Strakova, P. and Heinonsalo, J. (2016) The contribution of ericoid plants to soil nitrogen chemistry and organic matter decomposition in boreal forest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.09.016.

Santalahti, M., Sun, H., Jumpponen, A., Pennanen, T. and Heinonsalo, J. (2016) Seasonal and vertical dynamics of fungal communities in boreal Scots pine forest soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiw170

Sun, H., Santalahti, M., Pumpanen, J., Köster, K., Berninger, F., Raffaello, T., Asiegbu, F.O. and Heinonsalo, J. (2016) Bacterial community structure and function shift across a northern boreal forest fire chronosequence. Scientific Reports, 6:32411, DOI: 10.1038/srep32411

Karhu, K., Hilasvuori, E., Fritze, H., Biasi, C., Nykänen, H., Liski, J., Vanhala, P., Heinonsalo, J. and Pumpanen, J. (2016) Priming effect increases with depth in a boreal forest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 99: 104–107.

Sun, H., Terhonen, E., Kovalchuk, A., Tuovila, H., Chen, H., Oghenekaro, A., Heinonsalo, J., Kohler, A., Kasanen, R., Vasander, H. and Asiegbu F. (2016). Dominant tree species and soil type affect fungal community structure in a boreal peatland forest. Applied and Environmental Microbiology doi:10.1128/AEM.03858-15.

Kieloaho, A-J., Pihlatie, M., Dominguez Carrasco, M., Kanerva, S., Parshintsev, J., Riekkola, M.-L., Pumpanen, J. and Heinonsalo J. (2016). Stimulation of soil organic nitrogen pool: the effect of plant and soil organic matter degrading enzymes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 96: 97-106.

Köster, K., Berninger, F. A., Heinonsalo, E. J., Linden, A. S., Köster, E., Ilvesniemi, H. and Pumpanen, J. S. (2016). The long-term impact of low-intensity surface fires on litter decomposition and enzyme activities in boreal coniferous forests. International Journal of Wildland Fire doi:10.1071/WF14217.