Unraveling the potential of microbes in decomposition of organic matter and release of carbon in the ecosystem

T Raza, MF Qadir, KS Khan, NS Eash, M Yousuf… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Large-scale genome sequencing of mycorrhizal fungi provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits

S Miyauchi, E Kiss, A Kuo, E Drula, A Kohler… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Mycorrhizal fungi are mutualists that play crucial roles in nutrient acquisition in terrestrial
ecosystems. Mycorrhizal symbioses arose repeatedly across multiple lineages of …

Mycorrhizal fungi as mediators of soil organic matter dynamics

SD Frey - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
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 …

Fire effects on the persistence of soil organic matter and long-term carbon storage

AFA Pellegrini, J Harden, K Georgiou, KS Hemes… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
One paradigm in biogeochemistry is that frequent disturbance tends to deplete carbon (C) in
soil organic matter (SOM) by reducing biomass inputs and promoting losses. However …

Hyphae move matter and microbes to mineral microsites: Integrating the hyphosphere into conceptual models of soil organic matter stabilization

CR See, AB Keller, SE Hobbie… - Global Change …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Associations between soil minerals and microbially derived organic matter (often referred to
as mineral‐associated organic matter or MAOM) form a large pool of slowly cycling carbon …

Root traits explain rhizosphere fungal community composition among temperate grassland plant species

CJ Sweeney, FT de Vries, BE van Dongen… - New …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
While it is known that interactions between plants and soil fungi drive many essential
ecosystem functions, considerable uncertainty exists over the drivers of fungal community …

The functional role of ericoid mycorrhizal plants and fungi on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in forests

EB Ward, MC Duguid, SE Kuebbing… - New …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ericoid mycorrhizal (ErM) shrubs commonly occur in forest understories and could therefore
alter arbuscular (AM) and/or ectomycorrhizal (EcM) tree effects on soil carbon and nitrogen …

Trait‐based assembly of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities determines soil carbon formation and retention

CCA Horsch, PM Antunes, C Fahey… - New …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are crucial for soil organic carbon (SOC) formation, especially for the more persistent
mineral‐associated organic C (MAOC) pool. Yet, evidence for this often overlooks …

Reviewing the contributions of macrofungi to forest ecosystem processes and services

AGT Niego, S Rapior, N Thongklang, O Raspé… - Fungal Biology …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Macrofungi are vital components of any forest ecosystem, performing different roles crucial
to ecosystem functioning. Macrofungi play effective roles in ecosystem processes such as …