Pushing the frontiers of biodiversity research: Unveiling the global diversity, distribution, and conservation of fungi

T Niskanen, R Lücking, A Dahlberg… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …

Mycorrhizal symbiosis for better adaptation of trees to abiotic stress caused by climate change in temperate and boreal forests

M Usman, T Ho-Plágaro, HER Frank… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Global climate changes have serious consequences on natural ecosystems and cause
diverse environmental abiotic stressors that negatively affect plant growth and development …

Forest tree growth is linked to mycorrhizal fungal composition and function across Europe

MA Anthony, TW Crowther, S Van Der Linde… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Most trees form symbioses with ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) which influence access to
growth-limiting soil resources. Mesocosm experiments repeatedly show that EMF species …

Identifying thresholds of nitrogen enrichment for substantial shifts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community metrics in a temperate grassland of northern China

H Wu, J Yang, W Fu, MC Rillig, Z Cao, A Zhao… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) enrichment poses threats to biodiversity and ecosystem stability, while
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play important roles in ecosystem stability and …

Contrasting plant–soil–microbial feedbacks stabilize vegetation types and uncouple topsoil C and N stocks across a subarctic–alpine landscape

C Castaño, S Hallin, D Egelkraut, BD Lindahl… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global vegetation regimes vary in belowground carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics.
However, disentangling large‐scale climatic controls from the effects of intrinsic plant–soil …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are more sensitive to high soil nitrogen levels in forests exposed to nitrogen deposition

K Jörgensen, KE Clemmensen, H Wallander… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ectomycorrhizal fungi are essential for nitrogen (N) cycling in many temperate forests and
responsive to anthropogenic N addition, which generally decreases host carbon (C) …

Incorporating belowground traits: avenues towards a whole‐tree perspective on performance

M Weemstra, TW Kuyper, FJ Sterck, MN Umaña - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tree performance depends on the coordinated functioning of interdependent leaves, stems
and (mycorrhizal) roots. Integrating plant organs and their traits, therefore, provides a more …

Evolutionary and ecological forces shape nutrient strategies of mycorrhizal woody plants

L Guo, M Deng, X Li, B Schmid, J Huang, Y Wu… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The associations of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) or ectomycorrhiza (EcM) fungi with plants
have sequentially evolved and significantly contributed to enhancing plant nutrition …

Links between boreal forest management, soil fungal communities and below‐ground carbon sequestration

K Jörgensen, G Granath, J Strengbom… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Forest management has a potential to alter below‐ground carbon storage. However, the
underlying mechanisms, and the relative importance of carbon input and decomposition in …

Soil microbial biomass carbon stock and its relation with climatic and other environmental factors in forest ecosystems: A review

S Das, S Deb, SS Sahoo, UK Sahoo - Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil Microbial biomass is soil organic matter's living mass. Half of the microbial biomass is in
the uppermost (15 cm) soil, which stores< 4% organic matter, plays a major role in …