Almost all plants are engaged in symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi. These soil
fungi can promote plant growth by supplying limiting nutrients to plant roots in return for plant …

Mycorrhizal networks (MNs) are fungal hyphae that connect roots of at least two plants. It has
been suggested that these networks are ecologically relevant because they may facilitate …

An improved understanding of the rapid nitrogen fluxes that occur in plant rhizospheres has
not been adequately incorporated into the study of how soil N availability and plant N uptake …

Symbiotic dinitrogen fixation by legume trees represents a substantial N input in agroforestry
systems, which may benefit the associated crops. Applying 15N labelling, we studied N …

Many field and laboratory studies have demonstrated that the addition of easily available
carbon can increase rates of decomposition of plant litter or humified soil organic matter …

We tested the hypothesis that carbon productivity of beech (Fagus sylvatica) controls
ectomycorrhizal colonization, diversity and community structures. Carbon productivity was …

Positive plant–plant interaction is a widespread phenomenon, especially in harsh
environments, which can contribute to secondary successions. Here, we investigated …

With global warming and the possible decline of conifers, more habitat may be available to
oaks, particularly at higher elevations and more northerly latitudes. Whether oaks expand …

Amongst the factors hypothesized to be responsible for high ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity
are resource partitioning and niche differentiation. However, functional differences amongst …

To add to knowledge of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) community structure on the roots of Pinus
thunbergii seedlings in a Japanese coastal forest, we sampled naturally regenerated current …