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 …

Aims Although the net biodiversity effect (NE) can be statistically partitioned into
complementarity and selection effects (CE and SE), there are different underlying …

It has been long assumed that abiotic factors (ie, geography and climate) dominate the
ecological and evolutionary processes underlying the distribution of species, lineages and …

Abstract Aims Soil respiration (Rs) is a major process controlling soil carbon loss in forest
ecosystems. However, the underlying mechanisms leading to variation in Rs along forest …

Aims Soil sample preservation is a challenging aspect in molecular studies on soil microbial
communities. The demands for specialized sample storage equipment, chemicals and …

Seedling establishment under natural conditions is limited by numerous interacting factors.
Here, we tested the combined effects of drought, herbaceous competition, and …

Aims Ericaceous plant species can host diverse fungi in their roots, including ericoid
mycorrhizal fungi (ERMF), endophytes, pathogens and some species with unknown …

Aims Plant–soil feedback (PSF) is a key mechanism that can facilitate tree species
coexistence and diversity. Substantial evidence suggests that species-specific soil-borne …

生物多样性与生态系统功能的关系(BEF) 及其内在机制是当前生物多样性研究领域的热点问题ꎮ
长期以来ꎬ 以草地生态系统为主的BEF 研究积累了大量研究成果ꎬ 而基于森林生态系统的相关 …

ABSTRACT I am honoured to address as the seventh president of the Mycological Society of
China. Mycorrhizal research has a long history in China, including taxonomy, diversity …