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Species‐Specific Shrub Encroachment Drives Divergent Soil Fungal Assembly Processes and Network Structures in Alpine Meadows

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shrub encroachment is rapidly transforming alpine meadow ecosystems worldwide, yet its consequences for belowground microbial organization remain insufficiently understood, particularly when different shrub species exert contrasting ecological effects.
Yang Liu, Hong Xiao, Yuping Rong, Kuiju Niu, Kai Ma, Yun Wang, Xin Zhang, Linqian Song   +7 more
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Ectomycorrhizae of Norway spruce from its southernmost natural distribution range in Serbia

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2019
Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.) reaches its southernmost limit in the mountainous regions of south Serbia and Bulgaria. The species is a regionally important timber species for the wood industry and a significant host for various ectomycorrhizal fungi,
Katanić M, Orlović S, Grebenc T, Bajc M, Pekeč S, Drekić M, Kraigher H   +6 more
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance plant performance in trace element‐contaminated soils with element‐specific accumulation patterns

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Soil contamination by toxic trace elements is a growing global challenge that threatens food safety, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem health. We combined results from many experiments worldwide to assess whether beneficial soil fungi can help plants cope with contaminated soils.
Zahraddeen Kabir Sani, Jean Legeay, Mohamed Hijri   +2 more
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Aboveground herbivory elevates belowground rhizosphere volatile organic compound concentrations in ambient and polluted air, independent of volatile sampling methodology

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The effect of air pollution on plants is still underexplored, especially belowground. We used a field facility that released diesel exhaust and ozone at concentrations equivalent to those near a busy road in Reading, UK, to measure belowground gas exchange of Scots pine together with feeding by large pine weevils, a major pest of conifers.
Tihomir Simin, Luke Bell, James M. W. Ryalls, Robbie D. Girling, Oliver E. I. Welling, Neil J. Mullinger, Muhammad Usman Rasheed, James D. Blande   +7 more
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Floristic condition drives differential response to cultural burns in grassy woodlands for ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Cultural burns are a critical Indigenous land management practice with diverse cultural and biodiversity benefits, now being reintroduced by Indigenous communities to Australian grassy woodlands after long post‐colonization suppression. How these burns influence soil fungi, critical partners in plant nutrition, remains poorly understood.
Solomon Maerowitz‐McMahan, Elle J. Bowd, Dean Freeman, Rachael H. Nolan, Adam Frew, Jeff R. Powell   +5 more
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Complementary root and mycorrhizal foraging strategies for phosphorus acquisition among arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal trees in a subtropical forest

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Phosphorus (P) availability is widely recognized as an important constraint on plant growth in many subtropical forest ecosystems, yet how contrasting mycorrhizal strategies mediate the use of inorganic and organic P forms remains unclear.
Yuanzhi Yang, Qiuyue Gong, Ganxin Feng, Yuke Li, Jieyi Liu, Xiangyang Liang, Xuelian Tan, Xubing Liu, Dong Dai, Minxia Liang   +9 more
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Soil Layers Matter: Vertical Stratification of Root-Associated Fungal Assemblages in Temperate Forests Reveals Differences in Habitat Colonization

Microorganisms, 2021
Ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungi play pivotal roles in ecosystem functioning. Here, we studied the vertical differentiation of root-associated fungi (RAF) in temperate forests.
Anis Mahmud Khokon, Dominik Schneider, Rolf Daniel, Andrea Polle   +3 more
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Tree species identity is associated with rhizosphere microbiome assembly via root metabolite‐mediated feedbacks in subtropical forests

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The rhizosphere microbiome is critical for forest ecological functions, yet the mechanisms through which tree species identity and neighbour tree interactions are associated with its assembly remain poorly understood.
Yuemei Zhang, Junchen Ye, Yao Kang, Yangchunzi Liao, Ziwen Jiao, Wenjing Meng, Lin Chang, Bing Liu, Yilin Li, Ziwen Gao, Ning Li, Hui Sun, Lin Huang   +12 more
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Effects of restoration practices on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Several restoration practices are used to mitigate and compensate for the negative effects of large‐scale forestry on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests. A comprehensive synthesis of the benefits of these practices across taxa is missing. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis on this topic.
Malin Tälle, Thomas Ranius, Julia Koricheva   +2 more
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Ecological and genomic variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal exploration types

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) produce mycelia with variable extension and complexity, which can be classified according to soil ‘exploration types’ (ETs). ETs have received attention as one of the few mycorrhizal trait frameworks, but without an empirical classification of ET functional diversity and environmental preferences, understanding and ...
Thomas M. Mansfield, Artin Zarsav, Filipa Cox, Laura M. Suz, Martin I. Bidartondo, Sietse van der Linde, Nadia Barsoum, Colin Averill, Alan Kuo, Leho Tedersoo, Pasi Rautio, Arthur Gessler, Bruno De Vos, Luc Croisé, Henning Meesenburg, Markus Wagner, Frank Jacob, Paweł Lech, Anna Kowalska, Martin Greve, Genoveva Popova, Beat Frey, Marcus Schaub, Marco Ferretti, Peter Waldner, Vicent Calatayud, Roberto Canullo, Giancarlo Papitto, Aleksander Marinšek, Lars Vesterdal, Morten Ingerslev, Helge Meissner, Volkmar Timmermann, Nadine Eickenscheidt, Andreas Schmitz, Francis M. Martin, Joseph Spatafora, Peter G. Kennedy, Annegret Kohler, Jonathan M. Plett, Ian C. Anderson, Sara Branco, Igor V. Grigoriev, Chris J. Pires, Sarah A. Unruh, Lawrence W. Zettler, Otto Miettinen, Ilya Viner, Tom W. May, Teresa Lebel, David E. A. Catcheside, Pamela S. Catcheside, Helen P. Vonow, Leigh A. Burgoyne, Julia Haska, Mark A. Anthony   +55 more
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