In forest ecosystems, ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi play a central role in the
breakdown of soil organic matter (SOM). Competition between these two fungal guilds has …

Ecosystems with ectomycorrhizal plants have high soil carbon: nitrogen ratios, but it is not
clear why. The Gadgil effect, where competition between ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic …

Interactions between symbiotic ectomycorrhizal (EM) and free‐living saprotrophs can result
in significant deceleration of leaf litter decomposition. While this phenomenon is widely …

Symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi have received increasing attention as regulators of below-
ground organic matter storage. They are proposed to promote organic matter accumulation …

Fungi are known to exert a significant influence over soil organic matter (SOM) turnover,
however understanding of the effects of fungal community structure on SOM dynamics and …

Plant–soil interactions link ecosystem fertility and organic matter accumulation below
ground. Soil microorganisms play a central role as mediators of these interactions, but …

Our understanding of how saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi interact to re‐circulate carbon
and nutrients from plant litter and soil organic matter is limited by poor understanding of their …

Although hypothesized for many years, the involvement of ectomycorrhizal fungi in
decomposition of soil organic matter remains controversial and has not yet been fully …

The aboveground impacts of climate change receive extensive research attention, but
climate change could also alter belowground processes such as the delicate balance …

Communities of litter saprotrophic and root‐associated fungi are vertically separated within
boreal forest soil profiles. It is unclear whether this depth partitioning is maintained …