Globally, forests represent highly productive ecosystems that act as carbon sinks where soil
organic matter is formed from residuals after biomass decomposition as well as from …

Approaches for the cultivation-independent analysis of microbial communities are
summarized as meta'omics, which predominantly includes metagenomic,-transcriptomic …

Mycorrhizal fungi associated with boreal trees and ericaceous shrubs are central actors in
organic matter (OM) accumulation through their belowground carbon allocation, their …

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

Plant species diversity increases as soil phosphorus availability declines during long-term
ecosystem development 1, 2. The increase in plant species diversity is associated with a …

ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

Aim Most vascular plants on E arth form mycorrhizae, a symbiotic relationship between
plants and fungi. Despite the broad recognition of the importance of mycorrhizae for global …

Little is known about the response of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities to
ecosystem development. We use a long‐term soil chronosequence that includes ecosystem …

The symbiosis between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, subphylum Glomeromycotina,
and terrestrial plants is one of the most widespread and arguably most successful plant …

Since the discovery of mycorrhizas, dogmas have been developed regarding their function,
ecology, and distribution. We explore if these dogmas are valid, and if there are research …