Ectomycorrhizal Stands Accelerate Decomposition to a Greater Extent than Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Stands in a Northern Deciduous Forest

Root presence modifies the long‐term decomposition dynamics of fungal necromass and the associated microbial communities in a boreal forest

(2021) François Maillard et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A tipping point in carbon storage when forest expands into tundra is related to mycorrhizal recycling of nitrogen

(2021) Karina Engelbrecht Clemmensen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Home‐field advantage of litter decomposition: from the phyllosphere to the soil

(2021) Nicolas Fanin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Home‐field advantage of litter decomposition differs between leaves and fine roots

(2020) Dunmei Lin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

‘Home’ and ‘away’ litter decomposition depends on the size fractions of the soil biotic community

(2020) Yingbin Li et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Temperate Forests Dominated by Arbuscular or Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Are Characterized by Strong Shifts from Saprotrophic to Mycorrhizal Fungi with Increasing Soil Depth

(2020) Alexis Carteron et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Bark decomposition in white oak soil outperforms eastern hemlock soil, while bark type leads to consistent changes in soil microbial composition

(2020) Rondy J. Malik et al.   Biogeochemistry

Fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi accelerate leaf litter decomposition in a northern hardwood forest regardless of dominant tree mycorrhizal associations

(2020) Ashley K. Lang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Biotic interactions with mycorrhizal systems as extended nutrient acquisition strategies shaping forest soil communities and functions

(2020) Tarquin Netherway et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Exploring the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil carbon dynamics

(2019) Donald R. Zak et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Revisiting the ‘direct mineral cycling’ hypothesis: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonize leaf litter, but why?

(2019) Rebecca A. Bunn et al.   ISME Journal

No “Gadgil effect”: Temperate tree roots and soil lithology are effective predictors of wood decomposition

(2019) Rondy J. Malik   FOREST PATHOLOGY

Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses

(2019) B. S. Steidinger et al.   NATURE

Resource‐ratio theory predicts mycorrhizal control of litter decomposition

(2019) Gabriel R. Smith et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mycorrhizal types differ in ecophysiology and alter plant nutrition and soil processes

(2019) Leho Tedersoo et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry

(2019) T. W. Crowther et al.   SCIENCE

Mycorrhizal Fungi as Mediators of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics

(2019) Serita D. Frey   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Decelerated carbon cycling by ectomycorrhizal fungi is controlled by substrate quality and community composition

(2019) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global mycorrhizal plant distribution linked to terrestrial carbon stocks

(2019) Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia et al.   Nature Communications

Tree mycorrhizal type predicts within-site variability in the storage and distribution of soil organic matter

(2018) Matthew E. Craig et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Contrasting effects of ectomycorrhizal fungi on early and late stage decomposition in a boreal forest

(2018) Erica Sterkenburg et al.   ISME Journal

Interactions among decaying leaf litter, root litter and soil organic matter vary with mycorrhizal type

(2018) Luke M. Jacobs et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influence decomposition and the associated soil microbial community under different soil phosphorus availability

(2018) Jing Xu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils - A review of drivers and indicators at various scales

(2018) Martin Wiesmeier et al.   GEODERMA

Leaf litter decay rates differ between mycorrhizal groups in temperate, but not tropical, forests

(2018) Adrienne B. Keller et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Arbuscular mycorrhiza enhance the rate of litter decomposition while inhibiting soil microbial community development

(2017) Heng Gui et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2016) Inga T. M. Bödeker et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Mycorrhizal associations of trees have different indirect effects on organic matter decomposition

(2016) Melanie K. Taylor et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Similar below-ground carbon cycling dynamics but contrasting modes of nitrogen cycling between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal forests

(2016) Guigang Lin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mediation of soil C decomposition by arbuscular mycorrizhal fungi in grass rhizospheres under elevated CO2

(2015) Yolima Carrillo et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Effects of Calcium on the Rate and Extent of Litter Decomposition in a Northern Hardwood Forest

(2015) Gary M. Lovett et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Decay rates of leaf litters from arbuscular mycorrhizal trees are more sensitive to soil effects than litters from ectomycorrhizal trees

(2015) Meghan G. Midgley et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

(2015) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   Nature Geoscience

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

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

Mycorrhizal type determines the magnitude and direction of root-induced changes in decomposition in a temperate forest

(2015) Edward R. Brzostek et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2015) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Quantitative assessment of the differential impacts of arbuscular and ectomycorrhiza on soil carbon cycling

(2015) Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce decomposition of woody plant litter while increasing soil aggregation

(2015) E.F. Leifheit et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Mycorrhizas in changing ecosystems,

(2014) Ian A. Dickie et al.   Botany

Global covariation of carbon turnover times with climate in terrestrial ecosystems

(2014) Nuno Carvalhais et al.   NATURE

Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

(2014) I. Tanya Handa et al.   NATURE

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

(2014) Colin Averill et al.   NATURE

Local-scale biogeography and spatiotemporal variability in communities of mycorrhizal fungi

(2014) Mohammad Bahram et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

There's no place like home? An exploration of the mechanisms behind plant litter-decomposer affinity in terrestrial ecosystems

(2014) Amy T. Austin 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

(2014) Karina E. Clemmensen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Litter quality and environmental controls of home-field advantage effects on litter decomposition

(2014) G. F. Ciska Veen et al.   OIKOS

The mycorrhizal-associated nutrient economy: a new framework for predicting carbon-nutrient couplings in temperate forests

(2013) Richard P. Phillips et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

(2013) E. Tisserant et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2013) K. E. Clemmensen et al.   SCIENCE

A trait-based framework to understand life history of mycorrhizal fungi

(2013) Pierre-Luc Chagnon et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Microbial abundance and composition influence litter decomposition response to environmental change

(2012) Steven D. Allison et al.   ECOLOGY

Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient

(2012) Marika Makkonen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Microbial control over carbon cycling in soil

(2012) Joshua P. Schimel et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

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

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

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

(2010) Björn D Lindahl et al.   ISME Journal

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

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

Leaf litter decomposition in temperate deciduous forest stands with a decreasing fraction of beech (Fagus sylvatica)

(2010) Mascha Jacob et al.   OECOLOGIA

Priming effects: Interactions between living and dead organic matter

(2010) Yakov Kuzyakov   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Access to mycorrhizal networks and roots of trees: importance for seedling survival and resource transfer

(2009) François P. Teste et al.   ECOLOGY

Diversity and Decomposing Ability of Saprophytic Fungi from Temperate Forest Litter

(2008) Ariana Kubartová et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY