[HTML][HTML] Thresholds of biodiversity and ecosystem function in a forest ecosystem undergoing dieback

PM Evans, AC Newton, EL Cantarello, P Martin… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Ecological thresholds, which represent points of rapid change in ecological properties, are
of major scientific and societal concern. However, very little research has focused on …

Ericoid shrubs shape fungal communities and suppress organic matter decomposition in boreal forests

N Fanin, KE Clemmensen, BD Lindahl… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mycorrhizal fungi associated with boreal trees and ericaceous shrubs are central actors in
organic matter (OM) accumulation through their belowground carbon allocation, their …

Functional shifts in soil fungal communities regulate differential tree species establishment during subalpine forest succession

W Zhao, X Wang, MM Howard, Y Kou, Q Liu - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil fungi can differentially affect plant performance and community dynamics. While fungi
play key roles in driving the plant–soil feedbacks (PSFs) that promote grassland succession …

Alternative stable states of the forest mycobiome are maintained through positive feedbacks

C Averill, C Fortunel, DS Maynard… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Most trees on Earth form a symbiosis with either arbuscular mycorrhizal or ectomycorrhizal
fungi. By forming common mycorrhizal networks, actively modifying the soil environment and …

[PDF][PDF] Evolutionary bet-hedging in arbuscular mycorrhiza-associating angiosperms

SD Veresoglou, D Johnson, M Mola, G Yang… - New …, 2022 - refubium.fu-berlin.de
Early terrestrial plants colonizing land probably relied on arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM)
associations to meet their nutrient needs (Smith & Read, 2008; but see Bidartondo et al …

[HTML][HTML] Plant–soil feedback is dependent on tree mycorrhizal types and tree species richness in a subtropical forest

Y Pan, Y Wang, X He, S Zhang, X Song, N Zhang - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is an important driver of plant species coexistence and diversity
maintenance. However, it remains unclear how changes in PSF due to decline in tree …

The mycorrhizal‐associated nutrient economy: a new framework for predicting carbon–nutrient couplings in temperate forests

RP Phillips, E Brzostek, MG Midgley - New Phytologist, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the context dependence of ecosystem responses to global changes requires
the development of new conceptual frameworks. Here we propose a framework for …

Surviving trees are key elements in the fate of ectomycorrhizal community after severe bark-beetle forest disturbance

M Choma, R Bače, P Čapek, J Kaňa… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bark beetle disturbances are a critical event in the life cycle of Norway spruce forests.
However, our knowledge of their effects on ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF), which play a key …

Soil fertility relates to fungal‐mediated decomposition and organic matter turnover in a temperate mountain forest

M Mayer, B Rewald, B Matthews, H Sanden… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are known to exert a significant influence over soil organic matter (SOM) turnover,
however understanding of the effects of fungal community structure on SOM dynamics and …

Environmental drivers of ectomycorrhizal communities in Europe's temperate oak forests

LM Suz, N Barsoum, S Benham, HP Dietrich… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal fungi are major ecological players in temperate forests, but they are rarely
used in measures of forest condition because large‐scale, high‐resolution, standardized …