The field of ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) ecology has largely developed outside the
ecological mainstream, owing in large part to the challenges in studying the structure and …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi form mutualistic symbioses with many tree species and are
regarded as key organisms in nutrient and carbon cycles in forest ecosystems. Our …

Extracellular enzymes allow microbes and plant roots to acquire resources from complex
molecules, and thereby catalyze the rate-limiting step in soil carbon and nutrient cycling. We …

To advance our understanding of host effects on the community structure of ectomycorrhizal
fungi (EMF), EMF communities were compared among different host species, genera and …

Precipitation regime change presents serious ecological consequences in diverse
ecosystems, particularly forests. However, little attention has been paid to soil microbial …

Summary 1 Metacommunity and neutral theory have reinvigorated the study of 'niches' and
have emphasized the importance of understanding the influences of competition, abiotic …

While the effects of habitat size and isolation have been successfully studied for macro‐
organisms, there is currently debate about their relative importance in explaining patterns of …

Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1103–1113 Abstract Global environmental change has serious
implications for functional biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests. Trees depend on …

Competition for root colonization among ectomycorrhizal fungi is well documented, but the
mechanisms determining competitive outcomes are not clearly understood. In a previous …

Forest fires are a common natural disturbance in forested ecosystems and have a large
impact on the microbial communities in forest soils. The response of soil fungal communities …