With large forested urban areas, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, faces high annual
costs of replacing trees injured by deicing salts that are commonly used for winter road …

Contamination by de-icing salt can severely damage trees in urban areas. Arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi (AM) have been shown to increase plant resistance to excess salinity …

We tested the effects of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) inoculation on greenhouse-grown white
spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana L.) seedlings to be …

Increasing soil nutrients through litter manipulation, pollution, or fertilization can adversely
affect ectomycorrhizal (EM) communities by inhibiting fungal growth. In this study, we used …

Objectives The success of restoration plantings depends on the capacity of transplanted
individuals or seeds to establish and reproduce. It is increasingly recognized that restoration …

Microorganisms are the most abundant and diverse taxa on Earth. They have the ability to
tolerate extreme environments, catalyze a range of metabolic functions, and rapidly evolve …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and associated bacteria play a key role in plant-driven mineral
weathering and uptake of mineral-derived nutrients in the rhizosphere. The goal of this study …

Changing climates can cause shifts in temperature and precipitation, resulting in warming
and drought in some regions. Although each of these factors has been shown to …

Soil salinization is one of the important factors for agriculture and considered to be
responsible for the loss of cultivated land worldwide. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi can …

Observed modifications of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) communities have been connected to the
increased N depositions of the 20th century. Because of their narrow niche width, small …