A trait-based framework to understand life history of mycorrhizal fungi

PL Chagnon, RL Bradley, H Maherali… - Trends in plant …, 2013 - cell.com
Despite the growing appreciation for the functional diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)
fungi, our understanding of the causes and consequences of this diversity is still poor. In this …

Arbuscular mycorrhizae and terrestrial ecosystem processes

MC Rillig - Ecology letters, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF; phylum Glomeromycota) are ubiquitous in terrestrial
ecosystems. Despite their acknowledged importance in ecology, most research on AMF has …

Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome

M Bahram, F Hildebrand, SK Forslund, JL Anderson… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Soils harbour some of the most diverse microbiomes on Earth and are essential for both
nutrient cycling and carbon storage. To understand soil functioning, it is necessary to model …

Lipid transfer from plants to arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi

A Keymer, P Pimprikar, V Wewer, C Huber, M Brands… - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) symbioses contribute to global carbon cycles as plant hosts
divert up to 20% of photosynthate to the obligate biotrophic fungi. Previous studies …

Permaculture enhances carbon stocks, soil quality and biodiversity in Central Europe

J Reiff, HF Jungkunst, KM Mauser, S Kampel… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Permaculture is proposed as a tool to design and manage agroecological systems in
response to the pressing environmental challenges of soil degradation, climate change and …

Production of organic acids by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their contribution in the mobilization of phosphorus bound to iron oxides

A Andrino, G Guggenberger, S Kernchen… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Most plants living in tropical acid soils depend on the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis
for mobilizing low-accessible phosphorus (P), due to its strong bonding by iron (Fe) oxides …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond PLFA: concurrent extraction of neutral and glycolipid fatty acids provides new insights into soil microbial communities

S Gorka, S Darcy, J Horak, B Imai, M Mohrlok… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The analysis of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) is one of the most common methods used
to quantify the abundance, and analyse the community structure, of soil microbes. The PLFA …

Suppression of the activity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by the soil microbiota

NB Svenningsen, SJ Watts-Williams, EJ Joner… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonise roots of most plants; their extra-radical
mycelium (ERM) extends into the soil and acquires nutrients for the plant. The ERM coexists …

Evolutionary ecology of mycorrhizal functional diversity in agricultural systems

E Verbruggen, E Toby Kiers - Evolutionary Applications, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The root systems of most agronomic crops are colonized by diverse assemblages of
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), varying in the functional benefits (eg nutrient transfer …

Severe plant invasions can increase mycorrhizal fungal abundance and diversity

Y Lekberg, SM Gibbons, S Rosendahl… - The ISME …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Invasions by non-native plants can alter ecosystem functions and reduce native plant
diversity, but relatively little is known about their effect on belowground microbial …