Ectomycorrhizal fungal traits reflect environmental conditions along a coastal California edaphic gradient

HV Moeller, KG Peay, T Fukami - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Multispecies mutualisms, such as the association between trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi,
are often shaped by environmental context. Here, we explored the functional mechanisms …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity and community structure on three co‐occurring leguminous canopy tree species in a Neotropical rainforest

ME Smith, TW Henkel, M Catherine Aime… - New …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The ectomycorrhizal (ECM) symbiosis was historically considered restricted to the temperate
zones, but recent studies have shown the importance of this symbiosis across the tropics …

[HTML][HTML] Root-associated fungi shared between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal conifers in a temperate forest

H Toju, H Sato - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal symbioses are among the most important
drivers of terrestrial ecosystem dynamics. Historically, the two types of symbioses have been …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots and soil respond differently to biotic and abiotic factors in the Serengeti

BM Stevens, JR Propster, M Öpik, GWT Wilson… - Mycorrhiza, 2020 - Springer
This study explores the relationships of AM fungal abundance and diversity with biotic (host
plant, ungulate grazing) and abiotic (soil properties, precipitation) factors in the Serengeti …

Potential link between plant and fungal distributions in a dipterocarp rainforest: community and phylogenetic structure of tropical ectomycorrhizal fungi across a plant …

KG Peay, PG Kennedy, SJ Davies, S Tan… - New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Relatively little is known about diversity or structure of tropical ectomycorrhizal communities
or their roles in tropical ecosystem dynamics. In this study, we present one of the largest …

Temperate forests dominated by arbuscular or ectomycorrhizal fungi are characterized by strong shifts from saprotrophic to mycorrhizal fungi with increasing soil depth

A Carteron, M Beigas, S Joly, BL Turner, E Laliberté - Microbial Ecology, 2021 - Springer
In temperate and boreal forests, competition for soil resources between free-living
saprotrophs and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi has been suggested to restrict saprotrophic …

Community structure of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a Pinus muricata forest: minimal overlap between the mature forest and resistant propagule communities

DL Taylor, TD Bruns - Molecular Ecology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Contrasting ectomycorrhizal fungal communities on the roots of co‐occurring oaks (Quercus spp.) in a California woodland

MH Morris, ME Smith, DM Rizzo, M Rejmánek… - New …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Plant host species is considered an important factor influencing ectomycorrhizal (EM)
communities. To gain insights into the role of host species in structuring EM communities …

Mycorrhizal ecology and evolution: the past, the present, and the future

MGA van Der Heijden, FM Martin, MA Selosse… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Almost all land plants form symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi. These below‐
ground fungi play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems as they regulate nutrient and carbon …

Soil moisture and chemistry influence diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associating with willow along an hydrologic gradient

SR Erlandson, JA Savage… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Influences of soil environment and willow host species on ectomycorrhizal fungi
communities was studied across an hydrologic gradient in temperate North America. Soil …