Contents Summary 982 I. Introduction 982 II. The portraits of our ancestors: a gallery of ideas
from more than 100 years of mycorrhizal research 983 III. Mycorrhizal fungi in the 'omics' era …

A large proportion of the genetic diversity on Earth is represented by fungi. The true
magnitude of fungal diversity has only recently been appreciated thanks to next-generation …

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

Future climate scenarios predict changes in rainfall regimes. These changes are expected to
affect plants via effects on the expression of root traits associated with water and nutrient …

The widely observed positive relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem
functioning is thought to be substantially driven by complementary resource use of plant …

Exploiting the potential of bacteria in phytoremediation for the removal of organic and
inorganic pollutants from soils and (ground) water holds great promise. Besides bacteria …

Orchids produce dust seeds dependent on the provision of organic carbon by mycorrhizal
fungi for their early development stages. Hence, all chlorophyllous orchids experience a …

In light of the importance of mycorrhizal fungi to the orchid life cycle from an evolutionary and
ecological context, it is essential that conservationists adopt protocols to isolate, identify, and …

Mycorrhizae are mutualistic associations between fungi and plant roots. These symbiotic
associations are abundant and occur in 75 to 80% of plants. Ectomycorrhizal fungi are very …

In this overview, the development of orchid seed and protocorm is summarized. Although the
structural organization of seed and protocorm appears simple, information is presented …