BACKGROUND All vascular plants associate with fungi and bacteria—the microbiome. Root
associations with mycorrhizal fungi benefit most plants by enhancing their nutrient access …

In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …

Human activity is causing wild populations to experience rapid trait change and local
extirpation. The resulting effects on intraspecific variation could have substantial …

Most trees form symbioses with ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) which influence access to
growth-limiting soil resources. Mesocosm experiments repeatedly show that EMF species …

Symbioses are ubiquitous in nature and influence individual plants and populations. Orchids
have life history stages that depend fully or partially on fungi for carbon and other essential …

Subtropical and tropical forests in Asia often comprise canopy dominant trees that form
symbioses with ectomycorrhizal fungi, and species-rich understorey trees that form …

Roots of forest trees are colonized by a diverse spectrum of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal
species differing in their nitrogen (N) acquisition abilities. Here, we hypothesized that root N …

Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis is essential for the nutrition of most temperate forest trees and
helps regulate the movement of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) through forested ecosystems …

Changing climates can cause shifts in temperature and precipitation, resulting in warming
and drought in some regions. Although each of these factors has been shown to …

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