The development of terrestrial ecosystems depends greatly on plant mutualists such as
mycorrhizal fungi. The global retreat of glaciers exposes nutrient‐poor substrates in extreme …

Climate change treatments–winter warming, summer drought and increased summer
precipitation–have been imposed on an upland grassland continuously for 7 years. The …

Form and function of mycorrhizas as well as tracing the presence of the mycorrhizal fungi
through the geological time scale are herein first addressed. Then mycorrhizas and plant …

Mycorrhizae, due to their key position at the plant-soil interface, are important to consider in
the study of ecosystem impacts of global changes. Human-induced changes in the earth's …

Glacier forefronts provide a unique system for studying primary succession of plants and
fungi. We constructed a chronosequence of ectomycorrhizal fungus occurrence on the …

Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for most nutrient uptake by the majority of land plants. As
such, mycorrhizas are increasingly recognized as important drivers of terrestrial ecosystem …

Background and scope Plant communities and underlying soils undergo substantial,
coordinated shifts throughout ecosystem development. However, shifts in the composition …

Stress is ubiquitous and disrupts homeostasis, leading to damage, decreased fitness, and
even death. Like other organisms, mycorrhizal fungi evolved mechanisms for stress …

Climate change is altering the interactions among plants and soil organisms in ways that will
alter the structure and function of ecosystems. We reviewed the literature and developed a …

Early community assembly of soil microbial communities is essential for pedogenesis and
development of organic legacies. We examined fungal and bacterial successions along a …