The resilience of forests is compromised by human‐induced environmental influences
pushing them towards tipping points and resulting in major shifts in ecosystem state that …

Disturbances have altered community dynamics in boreal forests with unknown
consequences for belowground ecological processes. Soil fungi are particularly sensitive to …

Forest trees are experiencing massive declines globally caused by a multitude of stressors,
both abiotic (pollution, fragmentation and climate change) and biotic (fungi, bacteria, viruses …

Abrupt shifts in ecosystems are cause for concern and will likely intensify under global
change (Scheffer et al., 2001). The terms 'thresholds','tipping points', and 'critical transitions' …

Fungi play critical roles in ecosystem processes such as decomposition and nutrient cycling,
but have also been highlighted as significant contributors to organic matter build‐up in …

Multispecies mutualisms, such as the association between trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi,
are often shaped by environmental context. Here, we explored the functional mechanisms …

Altered disturbance regimes and novel introductions are causing rapid shifts in the
distribution of pines (Pinus L.). The functionally obligate symbiosis between pines and …

Increases in summer droughts and nitrogen (N) deposition have raised concerns of
widespread biodiversity loss and nutrient imbalances, but our understanding of the …

Contents Summary 1059 I. Introduction: pathways of influence and pervasiveness of effects
1060 II. AM fungal richness effects on ecosystem functions 1062 III. Other dimensions of …

More carbon (C) is stored globally in soils than biotic and atmospheric pools combined (Lal,
2004). As such, the biogeochemical processes affecting the amount of C sequestered in soil …