The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry

TW Crowther, J Van den Hoogen, J Wan, MA Mayes… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Soil is the largest repository of organic matter on land, storing~ 1500 Gt
carbon, which is at least as much as the vegetation (~ 560 Gt) and atmosphere (~ 750 Gt) …

Little evidence that farmers should consider abundance or diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi when managing crops

MH Ryan, JH Graham - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1092 I. Introduction 1093 II. Investigating activity of AMF in
agroecosystems 1093 III. Crop benefit from AMF: agronomic and mycorrhizal literature differ …

The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota)

M Öpik, A Vanatoa, E Vanatoa, M Moora… - New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we describe a new database, MaarjAM, that summarizes publicly available
Glomeromycota DNA sequence data and associated metadata. The goal of the database is …

Global diversity and distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

SN Kivlin, CV Hawkes, KK Treseder - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form associations with most land plants and can control
carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling between above-and belowground components of …

Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

M Öpik, M Zobel, JJ Cantero, J Davison, JM Facelli… - Mycorrhiza, 2013 - Springer
We aimed to enhance understanding of the molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi (AMF) by building a new global dataset targeting previously unstudied geographical …

Distinct seasonal assemblages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi revealed by massively parallel pyrosequencing

AJ Dumbrell, PD Ashton, N Aziz, G Feng… - New …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the dynamics of rhizosphere microbial communities is essential for predicting
future ecosystem function, yet most research focuses on either spatial or temporal …

Community assembly and coexistence in communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

K Vályi, U Mardhiah, MC Rillig, S Hempel - The ISME journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are asexual, obligately symbiotic fungi with unique morphology
and genomic structure, which occupy a dual niche, that is, the soil and the host root …

[BUCH][B] The fungal community: its organization and role in the ecosystem

J Dighton, JF White - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Nitrogen and phosphorus additions impact arbuscular mycorrhizal abundance and molecular diversity in a tropical montane forest

T Camenzind, S Hempel, J Homeier… - Global Change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Increased nitrogen (N) depositions expected in the future endanger the diversity and stability
of ecosystems primarily limited by N, but also often co‐limited by other nutrients like …

Soil and geography are more important determinants of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal communities than management practices in Swiss agricultural soils

J Jansa, A Erb, HR Oberholzer, P Šmilauer… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ubiquitous soil fungi, forming mutualistic symbiosis
with a majority of terrestrial plant species. They are abundant in nearly all soils, less diverse …