The vertical partitioning of fungi in forest soils regulates nutrient cycling. Chemical stress
inhibits the organic matter turnover, and the role of fungal niche partitioning in this …

Trees residues decomposition is a key step in forested ecosystems. In the context of
sclerophyllous Mediterranean forests, the effects of residue quality on soil organic matter …

Pinus heldreichii is a high-altitude coniferous tree species naturaly occurring in small and
disjuncted populations in the Balkans and southern Italy. The aim of this study was to assess …

Mushrooms are important non-wood-forest-products in many Mediterranean ecosystems,
being highly vulnerable to climate change. However, the ecological scales of variation of …

Endophytic fungal communities have been shown to be highly diverse in almost every host
plant species analyzed so far. However, the factors shaping their compositions are largely …

The relationship between the ecological success of needle pathogens of forest trees and
species richness of co-inhabiting endophytic fungi is poorly understood. One of the most …

Forests are increasingly threatened by climate change and the Anthropocene seems to have
favored the emergence and adaptation of pathogens. Robust monitoring methods are …

Pinus heldreichii H. Christ. is a tertiary relict and endemic to the western Balkans and
southern part of Apennine peninsula. It is an Oro-Mediterranean species occurring at …

Land use change is one of the major causes of biodiversity loss, mostly due to habitat
change and fragmentation. Belowground fungal diversity is very important in terrestrial …

Epigeous saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal sporocarps were assessed during
7yr in a French temperate experimental forest site with six 30-year-old mono-specific …