Spatial patterns of pathogenic and mutualistic fungi across the elevational range of a host plant

D Merges, M Bálint, I Schmitt… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are both agents of disease and mutualistic partners of plants. Previous studies have
tested the effects of abiotic or biotic factors on plant‐associated fungal communities in …

High throughput sequencing combined with null model tests reveals specific plant‐fungi associations linked to seedling establishment and survival

D Merges, M Bálint, I Schmitt, P Manning… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐fungal interactions are important for plant community assembly, but quantifying these
relationships remains challenging. High throughput sequencing of fungal communities …

Biogeography of Fungal Communities Associated with Pinus sylvestris L. and Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. along the Latitudinal Gradient in Europe

V Mishcherikova, J Lynikienė, A Marčiulynas… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
We assessed the diversity and composition of fungal communities in different functional
tissues and the rhizosphere soil of Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies stands along the …

Habitat and tree species identity shape aboveground and belowground fungal communities in central European forests

B Hofmann, L Dreyling, F Dal Grande, J Otte… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Trees interact with fungi in mutualistic, saprotrophic, and pathogenic
relationships. With their extensive aboveground and belowground structures, trees provide …

Forest management type influences diversity and community composition of soil fungi across temperate forest ecosystems

K Goldmann, I Schöning, F Buscot… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Contrasting latitudinal diversity and co-occurrence patterns of soil fungi and plants in forest ecosystems

Y Hu, SD Veresoglou, L Tedersoo, T Xu, T Ge… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The diversity patterns of plants at large scale are broadly documented, but that of soil fungi
remains elusive. Limited reports on soil fungal biogeography mainly are based on species …

Genotypic variation in Norway spruce correlates to fungal communities in vegetative buds

M Elfstrand, L Zhou, J Baison, Å Olson… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The taxonomically diverse phyllosphere fungi inhabit leaves of plants. Thus, apart from the
fungi's dispersal capacities and environmental factors, the assembly of the phyllosphere …

Presence and distribution of insect-associated and entomopathogenic fungi in a temperate pine forest soil: An integrated approach

NR Deaver, C Hesse, CR Kuske, A Porras-Alfaro - Fungal biology, 2019 - Elsevier
For decades entomopathogenic fungi have garnered interest as possible alternatives to
chemical pesticides. However, their ecology outside of agroecosystems demands further …

Accounting for environmental variation in co‐occurrence modelling reveals the importance of positive interactions in root‐associated fungal communities

N Abrego, T Roslin, T Huotari, AJM Tack… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the role of interspecific interactions in shaping ecological communities is one
of the central goals in community ecology. In fungal communities, measuring interspecific …

Compartmentalized and contrasted response of ectomycorrhizal and soil fungal communities of s cots pine forests along elevation gradients in f rance and s pain

A Rincón, B Santamaría‐Pérez… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are principal actors of forest soils implied in many ecosystem services and the
mediation of tree's responses. Forecasting fungal responses to environmental changes is …