Positive citation bias and overinterpreted results lead to misinformation on common mycorrhizal networks in forests

J Karst, MD Jones, JD Hoeksema - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - nature.com
A common mycorrhizal network (CMN) is formed when mycorrhizal fungal hyphae connect
the roots of multiple plants of the same or different species belowground. Recently, CMNs …

[HTML][HTML] The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

KD Hyde, J Xu, S Rapior, R Jeewon, S Lumyong… - Fungal Diversity, 2019 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

The foundational role of mycorrhizal networks in self-organization of interior Douglas-fir forests

SW Simard - Forest Ecology and Management, 2009 - Elsevier
Mycorrhizal fungal networks occur where mycorrhizal fungal mycelia link the roots of
multiple plants, including those of different species, sometimes facilitating interplant transfer …

The significance of retention trees for survival of ectomycorrhizal fungi in clear‐cut Scots pine forests

E Sterkenburg, KE Clemmensen… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Forestry with short stand generations and simplified forest structures has markedly affected
forest biodiversity. One group of organisms adversely affected by clear‐cutting is …

Evidence of short-term belowground transfer of nitrogen from Acacia mangium to Eucalyptus grandis trees in a tropical planted forest

RR Paula, JP Bouillet, PCO Trivelin, B Zeller… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The short-term belowground transfer of nitrogen from nitrogen-fixing trees to companion
trees has never been studied in the field. A 15 N pulse-labeling study was conducted in a …

Ectomycorrhizal Networks of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Trees Facilitate Establishment of Conspecific Seedlings Under Drought

MA Bingham, S Simard - Ecosystems, 2012 - Springer
Ectomycorrhizal (EM) networks are hypothesized to facilitate regeneration under abiotic
stress. We tested the role of networks in interactions between P. menziesii var. glauca trees …

Local adaptation in migrated interior Douglas‐fir seedlings is mediated by ectomycorrhizas and other soil factors

BJ Pickles, BD Twieg, GA O'Neill, WW Mohn… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Separating edaphic impacts on tree distributions from those of climate and geography is
notoriously difficult. Aboveground and belowground factors play important roles, and …

Topology of tree–mycorrhizal fungus interaction networks in xeric and mesic Douglas‐fir forests

KJ Beiler, SW Simard, DM Durall - Journal of Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
From the phytocentric perspective, a mycorrhizal network (MN) is formed when the roots of
two or more plants are colonized by the same fungal genet. MN s can be modelled as …

Ectomycorrhizal fungal community assembly on regenerating Douglas-fir after wildfire and clearcut harvesting

JS Barker, SW Simard, MD Jones, DM Durall - Oecologia, 2013 - Springer
Wildfire severity in forests is projected to increase with warming and drying conditions
associated with climate change. Our objective was to determine the impact of wildfire and …

Divergent, age-associated fungal communities of Pinus flexilis and Pinus longaeva

JD Birch, JA Lutz, BL Turner, J Karst - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The long-lived five-needle pines, Pinus flexilis (limber pine) and Pinus longaeva (Great
Basin bristlecone pine) can co-occur and may form symbiotic partnerships with the same …