Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal community composition is structured by soil properties, but
specialization for woody microsites by ECM fungi is equivocal. Because fungal mycelia …

In temperate and boreal forests, competition for soil resources between free-living
saprotrophs and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi has been suggested to restrict saprotrophic …

Many factors associated with forests are collectively responsible for controlling
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal community structure, including plant species composition …

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 …

Fungal community structure in tree roots and in surrounding soils is constrained significantly
by plant phylogenetic relationships among multiple species. However, whether plant …

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 …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) communities vary among microhabitats, supporting a
dominant role for deterministic processes in EMF community assemblage. EMF communities …

Trees associating with different mycorrhizas often differ in their effects on litter
decomposition, nutrient cycling, soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics, and plant-soil …

Background Large-diameter trees have an outsized influence on aboveground forest
dynamics, composition, and structure. Although their influence on aboveground processes is …

We examined the ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal community across a bog-forest ecotone in
southeastern Alaska. The bog and edge were both characterized by poorly drained …