Inhabiting the interface between plant roots and soil, mycorrhizal fungi play a unique but
underappreciated role in soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics. Their hyphae provide an …

Mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants by improved mineral nutrition and protection against stress,
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …

Decades of theory and empirical studies have demonstrated links between biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning, yet the putative processes that underlie these patterns remain …

Soil organisms are recognized as ecosystem engineers and key for aggregation in soil due
to bioturbation, organic matter (OM) decomposition, and excretion of biogenic OM. The …

It has been proposed that ectomycorrhizal fungi can reduce decomposition while arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi may enhance it. These phenomena are known as the 'Gadgil effect'and …

Fungi play many essential roles in ecosystems. They facilitate plant access to nutrients and
water, serve as decay agents that cycle carbon and nutrients through the soil, water and …

Forest soils store large amounts of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), yet how predicted shifts in
forest composition will impact long‐term C and N persistence remains poorly understood. A …

Roots promote the formation of slow‐cycling soil carbon (C), yet we have a limited
understanding of the magnitude and controls on this flux. We hypothesised arbuscular …

Whereas the primary controls on litter decomposition are well established, we lack a
framework for predicting interspecific differences in litter decay within and across …

Disturbances have altered community dynamics in boreal forests with unknown
consequences for belowground ecological processes. Soil fungi are particularly sensitive to …