Mycorrhizal fungi as mediators of soil organic matter dynamics
SD Frey - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Inhabiting the interface between plant roots and soil, mycorrhizal fungi play a unique but
underappreciated role in soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics. Their hyphae provide an …
underappreciated role in soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics. Their hyphae provide an …
Will seasonally dry tropical forests be sensitive or resistant to future changes in rainfall regimes?
Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) are located in regions with alternating wet and dry
seasons, with dry seasons that last several months or more. By the end of the 21st century …
seasons, with dry seasons that last several months or more. By the end of the 21st century …
FUTURE DIRECTIONS: Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition
1. Litter decomposition is a biogeochemical process fundamental to element cycling within
ecosystems, influencing plant productivity, species composition and carbon storage. 2 …
ecosystems, influencing plant productivity, species composition and carbon storage. 2 …
Stoichiometry of microbial carbon use efficiency in soils
RL Sinsabaugh, BL Turner, JM Talbot… - Ecological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The carbon use efficiency (CUE) of microbial communities partitions the flow of C from
primary producers to the atmosphere, decomposer food webs, and soil C stores. CUE …
primary producers to the atmosphere, decomposer food webs, and soil C stores. CUE …
GlobalFungi, a global database of fungal occurrences from high-throughput-sequencing metabarcoding studies
Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …
A catastrophic tropical drought kills hydraulically vulnerable tree species
Drought‐related tree mortality is now a widespread phenomenon predicted to increase in
magnitude with climate change. However, the patterns of which species and trees are most …
magnitude with climate change. However, the patterns of which species and trees are most …
A test of the hierarchical model of litter decomposition
Our basic understanding of plant litter decomposition informs the assumptions underlying
widely applied soil biogeochemical models, including those embedded in Earth system …
widely applied soil biogeochemical models, including those embedded in Earth system …
Tree mycorrhizal type predicts within‐site variability in the storage and distribution of soil organic matter
Forest soils store large amounts of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), yet how predicted shifts in
forest composition will impact long‐term C and N persistence remains poorly understood. A …
forest composition will impact long‐term C and N persistence remains poorly understood. A …
Dominant mycorrhizal association of trees alters carbon and nutrient cycling by selecting for microbial groups with distinct enzyme function
While it is well established that plants associating with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi cycle carbon (C) and nutrients in distinct ways, we have a …
ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi cycle carbon (C) and nutrients in distinct ways, we have a …
Soil properties explain tree growth and mortality, but not biomass, across phosphorus-depleted tropical forests
We observed strong positive relationships between soil properties and forest dynamics of
growth and mortality across twelve primary lowland tropical forests in a phosphorus-poor …
growth and mortality across twelve primary lowland tropical forests in a phosphorus-poor …