Mycorrhizal fungi associated with boreal trees and ericaceous shrubs are central actors in
organic matter (OM) accumulation through their belowground carbon allocation, their …

Ericoid mycorrhizal (ErM) shrubs commonly occur in forest understories and could therefore
alter arbuscular (AM) and/or ectomycorrhizal (EcM) tree effects on soil carbon and nitrogen …

Despite the ecological significance of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, little is known about the
abiotic and biotic factors driving their diversity and community composition. To determine the …

In temperate and boreal forests, competition for soil resources between free-living
saprotrophs and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi has been suggested to restrict saprotrophic …

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

Tree growth in boreal forests is driven by ectomycorrhizal fungal mobilisation of organic
nitrogen and mineral nutrients in soils with discrete organic and mineral horizons. However …

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 …

Forests have expanded across Europe over the last centuries as a consequence of farmland
(agricultural and pasture) abandonment. Agricultural practices usually increase soil fertility …

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 …

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 …