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

Recent evidence for intimate relationship of plants with their microbiota shows that plants
host individual and diverse microbial communities that are essential for their survival …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

A large proportion of the genetic diversity on Earth is represented by fungi. The true
magnitude of fungal diversity has only recently been appreciated thanks to next-generation …

Root-fungal symbioses such as mycorrhizas and endophytes are key components of
terrestrial ecosystems. Diverse in trophy habits (obligate, facultative or hemi-biotrophs) and …

Complex interactions between mycorrhizal helper bacteria (MHBs) and mycorrhizal fungi
have rarely been studied in the context of drought. Separately, both MHB inoculation and …

Desert truffles are edible hypogeous fungi forming ectendomycorrhizal symbiosis with plants
of Cistaceae family. Knowledge about the reproductive modes of these fungi and the …

We have performed the isolation, functional characterization, and expression analysis of
aquaporins in roots and leaves of Helianthemum almeriense, in order to evaluate their roles …

Desert truffles are edible hypogeous (forming fruit bodies below ground) fungi that grow in
semi-arid and arid areas. They are highly valued for both their culinary and medicinal …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities covary with host plant communities along soil
fertility gradients, yet it is unclear whether this reflects changes in host composition, fungal …