TreesBEEs - Trees as biogeomorphic ecosystem engineers - biological weathering, initial soil production and hillslope relief formation caused by tree roots, rhizospheric bacteria, and mycorrhizal fungi

The analyses in this project are interdisciplinary. One of the fundamental questions to answer is whether tree roots in cooperationwith soil bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi are active participants in biological weathering, initial soil formation, and hillslope relief development.

本项目所开展的各项分析均属于跨学科研究范畴。其中亟待解答的核心问题之一为：与土壤细菌和菌根真菌（mycorrhizal fungi）协同作用的树木根系，是否为生物风化、初始成土作用以及坡面地貌发育的积极参与主体。