Fungi are a highly diverse group of soil organisms greatly contributing to the functioning of
forest ecosystems. Consequently, the understanding of factors affecting their productivity …

Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build-
up from local to regional scales. In a multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots …

Fungi have important roles as decomposers, mycorrhizal root symbionts and pathogens in
forest ecosystems, but there is limited information about their diversity and composition at …

Fungal communities have been shown to be highly sensitive toward shifts in plant diversity
and species composition in forest ecosystems. However, little is known about the impact of …

At the global scale, most forest research on biodiversity focuses on aboveground organisms.
However, understanding the structural associations between aboveground and …

Aims While fungi are key drivers of the carbon cycle and obligate symbionts of trees, the link
between plant-fungal interactions and landscape vegetation changes has been largely …

Soil fungi, especially the functional guilds of saprotrophs and symbiotrophs, play a central
role in ecosystem processes such as decomposition and plant nutrient acquisition. Fungal …

Fungi are important members of soil microbial communities with a crucial role in
biogeochemical processes. Although soil fungi are known to be highly diverse, little is …

Soil fungi, as a major decomposer of organic matter, govern carbon (C) cycle and act as
crucial regulators of the soil C and nutrient balance in terrestrial ecosystems. Climate …

Functionally, ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and saprotrophic (SAP) fungi belong to different guilds,
and they play contrasting roles in forest ecosystem C-cycling. SAP fungi acquire C by …