Fungi represent a large proportion of the genetic diversity on Earth and fungal activity
influences the structure of plant and animal communities, as well as rates of ecosystem …

Soil salinization adversely affects plant growth and has become one of the major limiting
factors for crop productivity worldwide. The conventional approach, breeding salt-tolerant …

In the fungal kingdom, the ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis has evolved independently in
multiple groups that are referred to as lineages. A growing number of molecular studies in …

Mycorrhizal networks, defined as a common mycorrhizal mycelium linking the roots of at
least two plants, occur in all major terrestrial ecosystems. This review discusses the recent …

A central challenge in ecology is to understand the relative importance of processes that
shape diversity patterns. Compared with aboveground biota, little is known about spatial …

Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from South
Africa: Cercosporella dolichandrae from Dolichandra unguiscati, Seiridium podocarpi from …

Altitudinal gradients strongly affect the diversity of plants and animals, yet little is known
about the altitudinal effects on the distribution of microorganisms, including ectomycorrhizal …

Knowledge of spatiotemporal patterns in species distribution is fundamental to
understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes shaping communities. The …

Geographic and taxonomic host ranges determine the distribution of biotrophic organisms.
Host phylogenetic distance strongly affects the community composition of pathogens and …

Mycorrhizal symbiosis is a widespread association between plant roots and mycorrhizal
fungi, which is thought to contribute to plant niche differentiation and expansion. However …