Soil fungi belonging to different functional guilds, such as saprotrophs, pathogens, and
mycorrhizal symbionts, play key roles in forest ecosystems. To date, no study has compared …

Mineral nitrogen (N) is a major nutrient showing strong fluctuations in the environment due
to anthropogenic activities. The acquisition and translocation of N to forest trees are …

Some soil fungi in the Leotiomycetes form ericoid mycorrhizal (ERM) symbioses with
Ericaceae. In the harsh habitats in which they occur, ERM plant survival relies on nutrient …

Fungi support a wide range of ecosystem processes such as decomposition of organic
matter and plant-soil relationships. Yet, our understanding of the factors driving the …

Forests in the northeastern US are experiencing shifts in community composition due to the
northward migration of warm-adapted tree species and certain species' declines (for …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi form symbiotic associations with plant roots that regulate nutrient
exchange between forest plants and soil. Environmental metagenomics approaches that …

In this review, we highlight the main insights that have been gathered from recent
developments using large-scale genomics of fungal saprotrophs and symbiotrophs …

Carbon storage and cycling in boreal forests—the largest terrestrial carbon store—is
moderated by complex interactions between trees and soil microorganisms. However …

Linking community composition to ecosystem function is a challenge in complex microbial
communities. We tested the hypothesis that key biological features of fungi-evolutionary …

Background Rhizosphere fungi play an important role in plant community dynamics and
biogeochemical cycling. While the drivers of fungal community assembly have been studied …