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Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected.
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- Afforestation and reforestation support coupled gains in soil life and carbon storage worldwide.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
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- Global distribution and biogeography of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Global variation of plant nitrogen acquisition strategies and their responses to decreasing nitrogen availability.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Response of Fungal Communities to Anthropogenic Disturbances in a Tropical Forest.Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Molecular markers for the study of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Fungal diversity, ecology and functions in soil ecosystems.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Sporecasting Biogeography Across Scales: Continental Patterns and Local Constraints on Macrofungal Dispersal.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Sampling Design and Sample Processing Affect Soil Biodiversity Assessments.Molecular ecology resources · 2026Article
- Fungal endophyte-enhanced phytoremediation of persistent organic pollutants: mechanisms, advances, and future prospects.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Drivers of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a subalpine mixed forest: the roles of host plants and edaphic factors.Mycorrhiza · 2026Article
- Fungal Frontiers in (Bio)sensing.Biosensors · 2026Review
- Splitting and filling the gaps: a reorganization of Corymbiglomeraceae and new taxa from trans-Pacific tropical regions.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Assessing macrofungal diversity to identify conservation priority areas: a case study from the southern section of the Hengduan Mountains, China.IMA fungus · 2026Article
- Response of mycorrhizal fungal communities to tree species composition and soil properties in the Miombo subtropical dry forest.Journal of biosciences · 2026Article
- Should describing a new species be science or data release? Rethinking introductions in fungal taxonomy.IMA fungus · 2026Article
- Land Use Change Reshapes Climate-Driven Diversity Patterns of Tropical Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations persist in flooded sediment, with distinct communities in soil-borne and sediment-borne roots ofFrontiers in fungal biology · 2026Article
- Microbiome-inspired solutions to save human and planetary health.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
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26 authors.
Michael E Van NulandSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA. michael@spun.earth.ORCID 0000-0002-3333-0212
Colin AverillInstitute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Justin D StewartSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7812-5095
Oleh PrylutskyiFalz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova", Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.ORCID 0000-0001-5730-517X
Adriana CorralesSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9885-4634
Laura G van GalenSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6677-9462
Bethan F ManleySociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.
Clara QinSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9561-4704
Thomas LauberInstitute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3118-432X
Vladimir MikryukovMycology and Microbiology Center, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-2786-2690
Olesia DuliaMycology and Microbiology Center, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Giuliana FurciFungi Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
César MarínAmsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE), Section Ecology and Evolution, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2529-8929
Merlin SheldrakeSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4888-9972
James T WeedonAmsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE), Section Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0491-8719
Kabir G PeayDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7998-7412
Charlie K CornwallisDepartment of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1308-3995
Tomáš VětrovskýLaboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
Petr KohoutLaboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-3985-2310
Petr BaldrianLaboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-8983-2721
Leho TedersooMycology and Microbiology Center, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-1635-1249
Stuart A WestDepartment of Biology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2152-3153
Thomas W CrowtherInstitute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5674-8913
E Toby KiersSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.
SPUN Mapping Consortium
Johan van den HoogenSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), Dover, DE, USA.
Funding
DOB Ecology and the Bernina FoundationEuropean Research Council 834164Swiss National Science Foundation
Abstract
Mycorrhizal fungi are ecosystem engineers that sustain plant life and help regulate Earth's biogeochemical cycles
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