Mycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal guilds compete for the same organic substrates but affect decomposition differently

Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists

(2015) Annegret Kohler et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Competitive avoidance not edaphic specialization drives vertical niche partitioning among sister species of ectomycorrhizal fungi

(2015) Alija B. Mujic et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Revisiting the ‘Gadgil effect’: do interguild fungal interactions control carbon cycling in forest soils?

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Mycorrhiza-mediated competition between plants and decomposers drives soil carbon storage

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EctomycorrhizalCortinariusspecies participate in enzymatic oxidation of humus in northern forest ecosystems

(2014) Inga T. M. Bödeker et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ectomycorrhizal fungi - potential organic matter decomposers, yet not saprotrophs

(2014) Björn D. Lindahl et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Carbon sequestration is related to mycorrhizal fungal community shifts during long-term succession in boreal forests

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Nitrogen and Carbon Reallocation in Fungal Mycelia during Decomposition of Boreal Forest Litter

(2014) Johanna B. Boberg et al.   PLoS One

A first comprehensive census of fungi in soil reveals both hyperdiversity and fine-scale niche partitioning

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Towards a unified paradigm for sequence-based identification of fungi

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Roots and Associated Fungi Drive Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forest

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New primers to amplify the fungal ITS2 region - evaluation by 454-sequencing of artificial and natural communities

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Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage: a model-based assessment

(2011) Kate H. Orwin et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

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Evidence of dispersal limitation in soil microorganisms: Isolation reduces species richness on mycorrhizal tree islands

(2010) Kabir G. Peay et al.   ECOLOGY

Disruption of root carbon transport into forest humus stimulates fungal opportunists at the expense of mycorrhizal fungi

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Dynamics and pathways of autotrophic and heterotrophic soil CO2 efflux revealed by forest girdling

(2010) Jens-Arne Subke et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and interspecific competition: species interactions, community structure, coexistence mechanisms, and future research directions

(2010) Peter Kennedy   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

ClassII peroxidase-encoding genes are present in a phylogenetically wide range of ectomycorrhizal fungi

(2009) Inga T M Bödeker et al.   ISME Journal

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

(2008) William K. Cornwell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Decomposers in disguise: mycorrhizal fungi as regulators of soil C dynamics in ecosystems under global change

(2008) J. M. Talbot et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and the biotrophy–saprotrophy continuum

(2008) Roger T. Koide et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST