The selection of tree species used for the afforestation of urban forests is very important for
maintaining the urban ecosystem, while soil microbe is one of the driving factors of material …

Excess deposition of the mineral nutrient nitrogen (N) is a serious threat for European
forests. Its effect on foliar nutrient concentrations of Fagus sylvatica, along with other …

Background In a recent framework, Raven et al. New Phytologist 217: 1420-1427.
considered carbon cost of acquiring phosphorus by mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal plants …

Insect outbreaks of increasing frequency and severity in forests are predicted due to climate
change. Insect herbivory is known to promote physiological changes in forest trees …

Numerous studies have shown that nitrogen (N) addition can increase net ecosystem
production (NEP) in N-limited ecosystems, but it is still not clear how increasing phosphorus …

Repeated fertilization aimed at maintaining optimal tree nutrition can produce substantial
increases in timber volumes and shorten rotation times in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta …

A substantial portion of the carbon (C) fixed by the trees is allocated belowground to
ectomycorrhizal (EM) symbionts, but this fraction usually declines after fertilization. The aim …

Root and mycelial exudation contributes significantly to soil carbon (C) fluxes, and is likely to
be altered by an elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and nitrogen (N) …

Nitrogen is considered the most important element in plant nutrition and growth. However its
role and availability for boreal forest conifers is still debated. Boreal conifers have adapted …

To demonstrate the efficacy of direct DNA extraction from hyphal ingrowth bags for
community profiling of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) mycelia in soil, we applied the method to …