This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi form highly diverse communities in temperate forests, but little
is known about their community ecology in tropical ecosystems.• Using anatomotyping and …

Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient, whose plant-available form phosphate is often low
in natural forest ecosystems. Mycorrhizal fungi mine the soil for P and supply their host with …

Plants and mycorrhizal fungi influence each other's abundance, diversity, and distribution.
How other biotic interactions affect the mycorrhizal symbiosis is less well understood …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are important mutualists for the growth and health of most
boreal trees. Forest age and its host species composition can impact the composition of …

The presence and quality of the belowground mycorrhizal fungal community could greatly
influence plant community structure and host species response. This study tests whether …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associations involve the most diverse category of myocrrhizae. The
diversity derives from the fungal partners; more than 5,000 species of fungi, mainly …

Mutualisms are ubiquitous in natural systems, but less is known about how these positive
interactions influence species distributions compared with antagonistic interactions, such as …

We report the effects of pine and oak litter on species composition and diversity of
mycorrhizal fungi colonizing 2-year-old Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings grown in a bare-root …

Understanding how invasive plants modify symbiotic interactions between ectomycorrhizal
(EM) fungi and native host trees is a central goal in invasion biology. We examined the effect …