Plant roots show extraordinary diversity in form and function in heterogeneous
environments. Mounting evidence has shown global bi-dimensionality in root traits, the root …

Global vegetation regimes vary in belowground carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics.
However, disentangling large‐scale climatic controls from the effects of intrinsic plant–soil …

Melanized root-associated fungi are a group of fungi that produce melanized structures and
form root associations, including different mycorrhizal and endophytic symbioses with plants …

Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi play a crucial role in the mineral nitrogen (N) nutrition of their
host trees. While it has been proposed that several EcM species also mobilize organic N …

Animals interact with and impact ecosystem biogeochemical cycling—processes known as
zoogeochemistry. While the deposition of various animal materials (eg carcasses and …

Drainage‐induced encroachment by trees may have major effects on the carbon balance of
northern peatlands, and responses of microbial communities are likely to play a central …

Plant mycorrhizal associations influence the accumulation and persistence of soil organic
matter and could therefore shape ecosystem biogeochemical responses to global changes …

Litter decomposition is dependent on the requirements of decomposer communities and
their ability to acquire energy and nutrients from their substrates (ie litter) and the …

The seasonal coupling of plant and soil microbial nutrient demands is crucial for efficient
ecosystem nutrient cycling and plant production, especially in strongly seasonal alpine …

Ericaceous shrubs adapt to the nutrient‐poor conditions in ombrotrophic peatlands by
forming symbiotic associations with ericoid mycorrhizal (ERM) fungi. Increased nutrient …