• Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities can be structured by abiotic and biotic factors. Here,
we present evidence for community structuring by species interactions.• We sampled …

Several mechanisms may contribute to the high species richness often reported in
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities, including spatial and temporal partitioning …

Soil abiotic factors are considered to be important in determining the distribution of
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal species; however, there are few field data to support this …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities have been characterized in a number of ways. Here we
compare colonized root‐tip and mycelia views of an ectomycorrhizal fungal community.• …

Summary 1 Ectomycorrhizal fungi are spatially associated with established ectomycorrhizal
vegetation, but the influence of distance from established vegetation on the presence …

A long‐term goal of community ecology is to identify spatial and temporal factors that
underlie observed community structures. Ultimately, ecologists seek to relate community …

Understanding spatial and temporal patterns present in ectomycorrhizal fungal community
structure is critical to understanding both the scale and duration of the potential impact these …

Mechanisms of diversification in fungi are relatively poorly known. Many ectomycorrhizal
symbionts show preference for particular host genera or families, so host–symbiont selection …

One of the most challenging questions faced by ecologists is whether there is a general
relationship between biological diversity and ecosystem function. As rates of species …

We have investigated colonization strategies by comparing the abundance and frequency of
ectomycorrhizal fungal species on roots in a mature Pinus muricata forest with those present …