Organic matter decomposition is a biochemical process with consequences affecting climate
change and ecosystem productivity. Once decomposition begins, C is lost as CO 2 or …

Background Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form mutualistic symbioses with c. two-
thirds of all land plants. Traditionally, it was thought that they played no role in nitrogen (N) …

The increasing need for environmentaly friendly agricultural practices is driving the use of
fertilizers based on beneficial microorganisms. The latter belong to a wide array of genera …

Mycorrhizal fungi form extensive mycelia in soil and play significant roles in most soil
ecosystems. The estimation of their biomasses is thus of importance in order to understand …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) benefit plants by allowing them to grow and produce in
relatively harsh mineral stress environments. This has been attributed extensively to ability …

Despite the general appreciation that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can influence
decomposition of organic materials, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here we …

Biochar application to soils has potential to simultaneously improve soil fertility and store
carbon to aid climate change mitigation. While many studies have shown positive effects on …

The massive application of chemical fertilizers to support crop production has resulted in
soil, water, and air pollution at a global scale. In the same time, this situation escalated …

"… 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 …

We investigated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) alteration of microbial mediation of litter
decomposition. AMF (Glomus hoi) were either allowed access to or excluded from Plantago …