Ecological Lessons from Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) Experiments

RJ Norby, DR Zak - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments have provided novel insights into the
ecological mechanisms controlling the cycling and storage of carbon in terrestrial …

The role of ectomycorrhizal communities in forest ecosystem processes: new perspectives and emerging concepts

PE Courty, M Buée, AG Diedhiou, P Frey-Klett… - Soil Biology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The fungal symbionts forming ectomycorrhizas, as well as their associated bacteria, benefit
forest trees in a number of ways although the most important is enhancing soil nutrient …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi slow soil carbon cycling

C Averill, CV Hawkes - Ecology letters, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Respiration of soil organic carbon is one of the largest fluxes of CO 2 on earth.
Understanding the processes that regulate soil respiration is critical for predicting future …

Seasonal dynamics of fungal communities in a temperate oak forest soil

J Voříšková, V Brabcová, T Cajthaml… - New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are the agents primarily responsible for the transformation of plant‐derived carbon in
terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known of their responses to the seasonal changes …

The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils: role in carbon cycling

A Ekblad, H Wallander, DL Godbold, C Cruz… - Plant and Soil, 2013 - Springer
There is growing evidence of the importance of extramatrical mycelium (EMM) of mycorrhizal
fungi in carbon (C) cycling in ecosystems. However, our understanding has until recently …

Mycorrhizal fungi mediation of terrestrial ecosystem responses to global change: mini-review

JE Mohan, CC Cowden, P Baas, A Dawadi… - Fungal ecology, 2014 - Elsevier
Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for most nutrient uptake by the majority of land plants. As
such, mycorrhizas are increasingly recognized as important drivers of terrestrial ecosystem …

Roots and fungi accelerate carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO2

RP Phillips, IC Meier, ES Bernhardt, AS Grandy… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A common finding in multiple CO 2 enrichment experiments in forests is the lack of soil
carbon (C) accumulation owing to microbial priming of 'old'soil organic matter (SOM) …

Chronic nitrogen additions fundamentally restructure the soil fungal community in a temperate forest

EW Morrison, SD Frey, JJ Sadowsky, LTA van Diepen… - Fungal Ecology, 2016 - Elsevier
Fungi dominate the microbial biomass of temperate forest soils and are a key driver of
ecosystem nutrient cycling. Chronic nitrogen (N) amendments frequently cause the …

Conservation of ectomycorrhizal fungi: exploring the linkages between functional and taxonomic responses to anthropogenic N deposition

EA Lilleskov, EA Hobbie, TR Horton - Fungal ecology, 2011 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition alters ectomycorrhizal fungal communities, but the
effect on functional diversity is not clear. In this review we explore whether fungi that respond …

Archaeorhizomycetes: unearthing an ancient class of ubiquitous soil fungi

A Rosling, F Cox, K Cruz-Martinez, K Ihrmark… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Estimates suggest that only one-tenth of the true fungal diversity has been described.
Among numerous fungal lineages known only from environmental DNA sequences, Soil …