Ectomycorrhizal fungi are thought to have a key role in mobilizing organic nitrogen that is
trapped in soil organic matter (SOM). However, the extent to which ectomycorrhizal fungi …

Many trees form ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with fungi. During symbiosis, the tree roots
supply sugar to the fungi in exchange for nitrogen, and this process is critical for the nitrogen …

Although hypothesized for many years, the involvement of ectomycorrhizal fungi in
decomposition of soil organic matter remains controversial and has not yet been fully …

Contents Summary 68 I. Introduction 68 II. Have ECM fungi retained genes with
lignocellulolytic potential from saprotrophic ancestors? 69 III. Are genes with saprotrophic …

Boreal trees rely on their ectomycorrhizal fungal symbionts to acquire growth‐limiting
nutrients, such as nitrogen (N), which mainly occurs as proteins complexed in soil organic …

The majority of nitrogen in forest soils is found in organic matter–protein complexes.
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are thought to have a key role in decomposing and mobilizing …

Soils in boreal forests contain large stocks of carbon. Plants are the main source of this
carbon through tissue residues and root exudates. A major part of the exudates are …

Soils of northern temperate and boreal forests represent a large terrestrial carbon (C) sink.
The fate of this C under elevated atmospheric CO2 and climate change is still uncertain. A …

Symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi have received increasing attention as regulators of below-
ground organic matter storage. They are proposed to promote organic matter accumulation …

The relative roles of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and saprotrophic communities in controlling the
decomposition of soil organic matter remain unclear. We tested the hypothesis that ECM …