... Toxic heavy metal pollutants can cause great harm to terrestrial ecosystems. ... The focus of this work will be to link short-term (months) and long-term (years) microbial community dynamics and pollutant tolerance with varying levels of metal (lead) contamination. ... Spatial variability of podzol properties in forest ecosystems under air pollution impact. ... Koptsik, S., Koptsik, G., and Eruslankina, L. Heavy metals in subarctic forest ecosystems: soil pollution and impacts on plant diversity. ...