Beech (Fagus sylvatica), a dominant forest species in Central Europe, competes for nitrogen
with soil microbes and suffers from N limitation under dry conditions. We hypothesized that …

This work was aimed at understanding how the functional diversity of ectomycorrhizas
(ECM) is driven by environmental factors and how it adapts to the structure of the forest …

The effects of local climate and silvicultural treatment on the inorganic N availability, net N
uptake capacity of mycorrhizal beech roots and microbial N conversion were assessed in …

Key message Beech in original forest soil are colonized by higher ectomycorrhizal diversity
and show better performance than those in γ-irradiated soil but no provenances-related …

Nitrogen (N) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems is complex since it involves the closely
interwoven processes of both N uptake by plants and microbial turnover of a variety of N …

Roots of forest trees are colonized by a diverse spectrum of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal
species differing in their nitrogen (N) acquisition abilities. Here, we hypothesized that root N …

The fungal symbionts forming ectomycorrhizas, as well as their associated bacteria, benefit
forest trees in a number of ways although the most important is enhancing soil nutrient …

Symbioses between plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi are thought to enhance plant uptake
of nutrients through a favourable exchange for photosynthates. Ectomycorrhizal fungi are …

Here, we characterized nitrogen (N) uptake of beech (Fagus sylvatica) and their associated
ectomycorrhizal (EM) communities from NH4+ and NO3−. We hypothesized that a …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi associated with plant roots play important roles in facilitating
plant nutrient uptake. Ectomycorrhizal trees obtain soil nitrogen (N) through the direct root …