Terrestrial plants including forest trees are generally known to live in close association with
microbial organisms. The inherent features of this close association can be commensalism …

Plant roots are abundantly colonized by dark septate endophytic (DSE) fungi in virtually all
ecosystems. DSE fungi are functionally heterogeneous and their relationships with plants …

Boreal forests are ecosystems with low nitrogen (N) availability that store globally significant
amounts of carbon (C), mainly in plant biomass and soil organic matter (SOM). Although …

Inter-kingdom belowground carbon (C) transfer is a significant, yet hidden, biological
phenomenon, due to the complexity and highly dynamic nature of soil ecology. Among key …

Fungi are a highly diverse group of soil organisms greatly contributing to the functioning of
forest ecosystems. Consequently, the understanding of factors affecting their productivity …

Fungi are dominant ecological participants in the forest ecosystems, which play a major role
in recycling organic matter and channeling nutrients across trophic levels. Fungal …

We studied long-term effects of forest fires on the dynamics of soil fungal community along a
post-fire chronosequence in hemiboreal Scots pine stands in north-western Estonia. Effects …

Despite the ecological significance of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, little is known about the
abiotic and biotic factors driving their diversity and community composition. To determine the …

Boreal forests often have a dense understorey of ericaceous dwarf shrubs with ecological
adaptations that contrast those of the canopy‐forming trees. It is therefore important to …

The ability of wild blueberries to adapt to their harsh environment is believed to be closely
related to their symbiosis with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, which produce enzymes capable of …