Mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants by improved mineral nutrition and protection against stress,
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …

▪ Abstract We explore empirical and theoretical evidence for the functional significance of
plant-litter diversity and the extraordinary high diversity of decomposer organisms in the …

Invasions of alien plants are typically studied as invasions of individual species, yet
interactions between plants and symbiotic fungi (mutualists and potential pathogens) affect …

Afforestation has been proposed as an effective method of carbon (C) sequestration;
however, the magnitude and direction of soil C and nitrogen (N) dynamics following …

While direct plant responses to global change have been well characterized, indirect plant
responses to global change, via altered species interactions, have received less attention …

Molecular tools have now been applied for the past 5 years to dissect ectomycorrhizal (EM)
community structure, and they have propelled a resurgence in interest in the field. Results …

Summary 1 In the conventional view of soil carbon (C) cycling, mycorrhizal fungi are
primarily considered vectors for plant C input to soils. However, there is accumulating …

Why particular invasions succeed and others fail is not well understood. The role of soil biota
has been proposed as important. However, the role of mutualists has received much less …

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 …

The absence of co‐evolved mutualists of plants invading a novel habitat is the logical
corollary of the more widely recognized 'enemy escape'. To avoid or overcome the loss of …