Given that mycorrhizal fungi play key roles in shaping plant communities, greater attention
should be focused on factors that determine the composition of mycorrhizal fungal …

The potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in ecological restoration has been
appreciated increasingly, yet the successional patterns of AM fungal community and their …

Agricultural fertilization is used extensively to increase soil fertility and maximize crop yield.
Despite numerous studies on how fertilization influences plant and bacterial communities …

Climate extremes pose enormous threats to natural ecosystems. Arbuscular mycorrhizal
(AM) fungi are key plant symbionts that can affect plant community dynamics and ecosystem …

Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying interactions between above and
belowground organisms in grassland ecosystems, and especially in elucidating the role of …

A considerable amount of symbiotic functional variability has been demonstrated among
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) species. However, little is known about the functional …

At the southeastern periphery of the Tibetan Plateau, the subalpine ecosystem hosts
grasses as some of the most substantial species. However, the community and function of …

Understanding the underlying mechanisms driving responses of belowground communities
to increasing soil fertility will facilitate predictions of ecosystem responses to anthropogenic …

Background and aims: Understanding the role of resource availability in structuring biotic
communities is of importance in community ecology. This study investigates how light and …

Improved understanding of the nutritional ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is
important in understanding how tropical forests maintain high productivity on low-fertility …