Abstract Cenococcum geophilum (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) is one of the most
common ectomycorrhizal fungi in boreal and temperate regions. Although C. geophilum was …

Leafcutter ants propagate co‐evolving fungi for food. The nearly 50 species of leafcutter ants
(Atta, Acromyrmex) range from Argentina to the United States, with the greatest species …

Historical biogeography helps us keep track of organisms over time and space. However,
microbial ecology and evolutionary studies are fraught with challenges due to their unknown …

The influence of life history traits on the dispersal of ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi is reviewed.
Spores are liberated from aboveground (epigeous) sporocarps through either ballistosporic …

Accurate estimates of gamete and offspring dispersal range are required for the
understanding and prediction of spatial population dynamics and species persistence. Little …

The Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.) is a heterothallic ascomycete that
establishes ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with trees and shrubs. Small‐scale genetic structures …

Fennoscandian forestry has in the past decades changed from natural regeneration of
forests towards replantation of clear-cuts, which negatively impacts ectomycorrhizal fungal …

Temperate ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi show segregation whereby some species dominate
in organic layers and others favor mineral soils. Weak layering in tropical soils is …

Orchid mycorrhizal (OrM) fungi play a crucial role in the ontogeny of orchids, yet little is
known about how the structure of OrM fungal communities varies with space and …

Studies on ectomycorrhizal fungi (EcMF) populations, their genetic diversity, dynamics and
the ecological drivers of their structure have long struggled with characterisation of fungal …