Environmental perturbations such as agricultural intensification may alter soil biodiversity in
a manner that affects ecosystem functioning, but links are not well quantified. With this …

Biodiversity and carbon (C) cycling have been the focus of much research in recent
decades, partly because both change as a result of anthropogenic activities that are likely to …

The brown-rot fungi play an important role in forest ecosystems; they can degrade celluloses
and hemicelluloses of wood and maintain nutrient cycling. Some of the brown-rot fungi also …

As the primary decomposers of organic material in terrestrial ecosystems, fungi are critical
agents of the global carbon cycle. Yet our ability to link fungal community composition to …

I summarize current knowledge about the ecosystem functions of wood decomposition in
forests with a particular focus on the effects of fungal wood decay types (traditionally …

Filamentous fungi are critical to the decomposition of terrestrial organic matter and,
consequently, in the global carbon cycle. In particular, their contribution to degradation of …

Climate warming is expected to have particularly strong effects on tundra and boreal
ecosystems, yet relatively few studies have examined soil responses to temperature change …

The cycling of carbon (C) between the Earth surface and the atmosphere is controlled by
biological and abiotic processes that regulate C storage in biogeochemical compartments …

Wood-decaying fungi are essential for the functioning of forest ecosystems. They provide
habitat for many other organisms and enable the regeneration of forests throughout the …

The structure of the competitive network is an important driver of biodiversity and
coexistence in natural communities. In addition to determining which species survive, the …