… involvement of ectomycorrhizal fungi in decomposition of soil organic … of soil carbon (C)
storage. Here, we review recent findings, which support the view that some ectomycorrhizal fungi …

… Although ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are generally … for these fungi in the saprotrophic
acquisition of carbon from soil. … of saprotrophy by ECM fungi on soil carbon turnover. However, I …

… Ectomycorrhizal fungi are thought to have a key role in mobilizing organic nitrogen that is
trapped in soil organic matter (SOM). However, the extent to which ectomycorrhizal fungi …

… activity in whole soils and on ECM root tips in a coastal pine forest. We found that ECM and
saprotroph richness did not show spatial structure and did not co-vary with any soil resource. …

… organic and mineral soil horizons. We found a general shift from saprotrophic to mycorrhizal
fungal dominance with increasing soil depth in all forest mycorrhizal types, especially in …

… as decomposers can be misleading if taken to mean that ECM fungi are metabolically similar
to free-living saprotrophs which obtain energy by metabolizing plant and microbial detritus. …

… Taken together, this study emphasizes that plant-associated effects on soil fungal communities
are largely guild-specific and provides a mechanistic basis for the positive link between …

… beyond mycorrhizal fungi alone to include saprotrophic and … of pathogenic and saprotrophic
fungal taxa than ECM soil (P2)… , necrotrophs, and primary saprotrophs), relative abundances …

… , mycorrhizal fungi, other soil microorganisms and soil chemical … in the C cycle for both
saprotrophs and mycorrhizal fungi, but the … It is likely that this has a decisive influence on the soil …

… The present study shows that the soil mycelium of a saprotrophic, cord forming fungus can
compete with a mycorrhizal fungus and its host plant, not only for inorganic nutrients in the soil …