Studies on ectomycorrhizal fungi (EcMF) populations, their genetic diversity, dynamics and
the ecological drivers of their structure have long struggled with characterisation of fungal …

Global species richness patterns of soil micro‐organisms remain poorly understood
compared to macro‐organisms. We use a global analysis to disentangle the global …

The science of biogeography maps spatial patterns of biological diversity as a means of
understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes that structure life on this planet …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are ubiquitous in forest ecosystems and form symbiotic
associations with roots of woody plants. They have important roles in both carbon and …

This chapter provides an overview of current knowledge about the spatial ecology of
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) symbioses, over multiple scales. It highlights differences observed …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi defy classification by scale. As hyphae, they experience heterogeneity
in the soil on a micron scale, while individuals can span meters. In this chapter, we seek to …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi play major ecological roles in temperate and tropical
ecosystems. Although the richness of ECM fungal communities and the factors controlling …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) communities are extremely species-rich in most forest
ecosystems (Horton and Bruns 2001). The number of EMF species can often reach more …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

Several thousand fungal species worlwide are thought to form ectomycorrhizas (ECM) with
tree hosts and there is currently much interest in determining the functional significance of …