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

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

Foliar nutrient resorption differs between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal trees at local and global scales

(2018) Hai-Yang Zhang et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Association of ectomycorrhizal trees with high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio soils across temperate forests is driven by smaller nitrogen not larger carbon stocks

(2018) Kai Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

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

Evolutionary history of mycorrhizal symbioses and global host plant diversity

(2018) Mark C. Brundrett et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Contrasting dynamics and trait controls in first-order root compared with leaf litter decomposition

(2018) Tao Sun et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phylogenetic relatedness, phenotypic similarity and plant-soil feedbacks

(2017) Connor R. Fitzpatrick et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and the enzymatic liberation of nitrogen from soil organic matter: why evolutionary history matters

(2017) Peter T. Pellitier et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mutualism Persistence and Abandonment during the Evolution of the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

(2016) Hafiz Maherali et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

An ectomycorrhizal nitrogen economy facilitates monodominance in a neotropical forest

(2016) Adriana Corrales et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Where, when and how plant-soil feedback matters in a changing world

(2016) Wim H. van der Putten et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Multiyear fate of a 15 N tracer in a mixed deciduous forest: retention, redistribution, and differences by mycorrhizal association

(2016) Christine L. Goodale   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Root structure-function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy

(2016) Catherine Roumet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

Dominant mycorrhizal association of trees alters carbon and nutrient cycling by selecting for microbial groups with distinct enzyme function

(2016) Tanya E. Cheeke et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional dissimilarity, not phylogenetic relatedness, determines interspecific interactions among plants in the Tibetan alpine meadows

(2016) Shengman Lyu et al.   OIKOS

Slowed decomposition in ectomycorrhizal ecosystems is independent of plant chemistry

(2016) Colin Averill   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of litter traits, soil biota, and soil chemistry on soil carbon stocks at a common garden with 14 tree species

(2015) Kevin E. Mueller et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

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

Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition

(2015) Mark A. Bradford et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

Moving beyond the black-box: fungal traits, community structure, and carbon sequestration in forest soils

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

Scale-dependent variation in nitrogen cycling and soil fungal communities along gradients of forest composition and age in regenerating tropical dry forests

(2015) Bonnie G. Waring et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mycorrhizas in changing ecosystems,

(2014) Ian A. Dickie et al.   Botany

Microbial community dynamics alleviate stoichiometric constraints during litter decay

(2014) Christina Kaiser et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Global relationship of wood and leaf litter decomposability: the role of functional traits within and across plant organs

(2014) Katherina A. Pietsch et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Variations in leaf litter decomposition across contrasting forest stands and controlling factors at local scale

(2014) Juan Wang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

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

(2014) Colin Averill et al.   NATURE

Mycorrhizal associations of dominant trees influence nitrate leaching responses to N deposition

(2013) Meghan G. Midgley et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Linking litter decomposition of above- and below-ground organs to plant-soil feedbacks worldwide

(2013) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

(2013) Amy E. Zanne et al.   NATURE

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

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

Plasticity in above- and belowground resource acquisition traits in response to single and multiple environmental factors in three tree species

(2013) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   Ecology and Evolution

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

(2012) Marika Makkonen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The Microbial Efficiency-Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

(2012) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

No globally consistent effect of ectomycorrhizal status on foliar traits

(2012) Nina Koele et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The role of roots in the resource economics spectrum

(2012) Liesje Mommer et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

TRY - a global database of plant traits

(2011) J. KATTGE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Terrestrial Ecosystem Responses to Species Gains and Losses

(2011) D. A. Wardle et al.   SCIENCE

Enhanced root exudation induces microbial feedbacks to N cycling in a pine forest under long-term CO2 fumigation

(2010) Richard P. Phillips et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Leaf traits and decomposition in tropical rainforests: revisiting some commonly held views and towards a new hypothesis

(2010) Stephan Hättenschwiler et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The role of ectomycorrhizal communities in forest ecosystem processes: New perspectives and emerging concepts

(2010) Pierre-Emmanuel Courty et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Testing the functional significance of microbial community composition

(2009) Michael S. Strickland et al.   ECOLOGY

Phylogenetic niche conservatism, phylogenetic signal and the relationship between phylogenetic relatedness and ecological similarity among species

(2008) Jonathan B. Losos   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Rates of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: global patterns and controlling factors

(2008) Deqiang Zhang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology