It has been proposed that competition between ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi and free-living
saprotrophs for resources like nitrogen (N) slows decomposition and increases the soil …

Soil fertility determines whether ectomycorrhizal fungi accelerate or decelerate decomposition
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Carbon cycle models often lack explicit belowground organism activity, yet belowground
organisms regulate carbon storage and release in soil. Ectomycorrhizal fungi are important …

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

Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) and saprotrophic fungi interact in the breakdown of organic matter,
but the mechanisms underlying the EcM role on organic matter decomposition are not totally …

Tree growth in boreal forests is limited by nitrogen (N) availability. Most boreal forest trees
form symbiotic associations with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, which improve the uptake of …

Slower leaf litter decomposition rates for trees associated with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi
compared to arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may lead to the development of conservative …

Ecosystems dominated by plants in symbiosis with ectomycorrhizal fungi store more carbon
in soils. There is increasing evidence that this may be due to competition between primary …

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 …

It has been proposed that ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi slow down decomposition by
competing with free-living saprotrophs for organic nutrients and other soil resources (known …