Tree growth in boreal forests is driven by ectomycorrhizal fungal mobilisation of organic
nitrogen and mineral nutrients in soils with discrete organic and mineral horizons. However …

Tree growth in boreal forests is limited by nitrogen (N) availability. Most boreal forest trees
form symbiotic associations with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, which improve the uptake of …

Symbioses between plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi are thought to enhance plant uptake
of nutrients through a favourable exchange for photosynthates. Ectomycorrhizal fungi are …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are essential for nitrogen (N) cycling in many temperate forests and
responsive to anthropogenic N addition, which generally decreases host carbon (C) …

Fungi regulate key nutrient cycling processes in many forest ecosystems, but their diversity
and distribution within and across ecosystems are poorly understood. Here, we examine the …

Interactions between symbiotic ectomycorrhizal (EM) and free‐living saprotrophs can result
in significant deceleration of leaf litter decomposition. While this phenomenon is widely …

Abstract Background and Aims Carbon and nutrient cycling are influenced by
ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi in forests. Factors altering carbon allocation in trees are likely to …

Our understanding of how saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi interact to re‐circulate carbon
and nutrients from plant litter and soil organic matter is limited by poor understanding of their …

The supply of carbon (C) from tree photosynthesis to ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi is known
to decrease with increasing plant nitrogen (N) supply, but how this affects fungal nutrition …

Global change has altered nitrogen availability in boreal forest soils. As ectomycorrhizal
fungi play critical ecological functions, shifts in their abundance and community composition …