The identity of the dominant root-associated microbial symbionts in a forest determines the
ability of trees to access limiting nutrients from atmospheric or soil pools,, sequester carbon …

Soil contains more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined. Understanding
the mechanisms controlling the accumulation and stability of soil carbon is critical to …

The tropical forests of Borneo and Amazonia may each contain more tree species diversity
in half a square kilometre than do all the temperate forests of Europe, North America, and …

PLANTS and soils are a critically important element in the global carbon–energy equation. It
is estimated that in forest ecosystems over two-thirds of the carbon is contained in soils and …

Explaining the large-scale diversity of soil organisms that drive biogeochemical processes—
and their responses to environmental change—is critical. However, identifying consistent …

Pathogens play an important part in shaping the structure and dynamics of natural
communities, because species are not affected by them equally,. A shared goal of ecology …

Ecological interactions are crucial to understanding both the ecology and the evolution of
organisms,. Because the phenotypic traits regulating species interactions are largely a …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (order Glomales), which form mycorrhizal symbioses with two
out of three of all plant species, are believed to be obligate biotrophs that are wholly …

Trees structure the Earth's most biodiverse ecosystem, tropical forests. The vast number of
tree species presents a formidable challenge to understanding these forests, including their …

Forests have a key role in global ecosystems, hosting much of the world's terrestrial
biodiversity and acting as a net sink for atmospheric carbon. These and other ecosystem …