ArticleThe ISME journal2018
Contrasting effects of ectomycorrhizal fungi on early and late stage decomposition in a boreal forest.
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- Contrasting influences of ectomycorrhizal fungi on decomposition depending on soil fertility.The New phytologist · 2026Review
- Ectomycorrhizal Cortinariaceae species dominate class II peroxidase gene expression in a boreal forest soil.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Stronger legacy-effects of forest fertilization on soil saprotrophic fungi than on ectomycorrhizal fungi in the first decade after clearcutting.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Impact of nitrogen on ectomycorrhizal fungi: from resource exchange to forest carbon cycling.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Review
- Litter decomposition regulated by stand ECM dominance but not litter mycorrhizal type in a subtropical mountainous forest.Tree physiology · 2026Article
- Warming-Induced Effects on Microbial Communities and Nitrogen Cycling Capacity in Tundra Litter Are Modulated by Herb Abundance and Litter Quality.Global change biology · 2025Article
- Fungal guild interactions slow decomposition of boreal forest pine litter and humus.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- The pH influence on ectomycorrhizal nitrogen acquisition and decomposition.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Trees First Inhibit Then Promote Litter Decomposition in the Subarctic.Ecology letters · 2025Article
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- Environmental dependency of ectomycorrhizal fungi as soil organic matter oxidizers.The New phytologist · 2024Article
- Ectomycorrhizal fungi and the nitrogen economy ofEcology and evolution · 2024Article
- Pervasive associations between dark septate endophytic fungi with tree root and soil microbiomes across Europe.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Soil fertility determines whether ectomycorrhizal fungi accelerate or decelerate decomposition in a temperate forest.The New phytologist · 2023Article
- Different spatial structure of plant-associated fungal communities above- and belowground.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Does wood mulch trigger microbially mediated positive plant-soil feedback in degraded boreal forest sites? AFrontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Exploring fine-scale assembly of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities through phylogenetic and spatial distribution analyses.Mycorrhiza · 2022Article
- Fungi as mediators linking organisms and ecosystems.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2022Review
- Isolation, genomic characterization, and mushroom growth-promoting effect of the first fungus-derivedFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Lack of Phylogenetic Differences in Ectomycorrhizal Fungi among Distinct Mediterranean Pine Forest Habitats.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi have received increasing attention as regulators of below-ground organic matter storage. They are proposed to promote organic matter accumulation by suppressing saprotrophs, but have also been suggested to play an active role in decomposition themselves. Here we show that exclusion of tree roots and associated ectomycorrhizal fungi in a boreal forest increased decomposition of surface litter by 11% by alleviating nitrogen limitation of saprotrophs-a "Gadgil effect". At the same time, root exclusion decreased Mn-peroxidase activity in the deeper mor layer by 91%. Our results show that ectomycorrhizal fungi may hamper short-term litter decomposition, but also support a crucial role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in driving long-term organic matter oxidation. These observations stress the importance of ectomycorrhizal fungi in regulation of below-ground organic matter accumulation. By different mechanisms they may either hamper or stimulate decomposition, depending upon stage of decomposition and location in the soil profile.
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