The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

Symbiotic associations between mammals and fungi have been well documented and are
widely regarded as vital to ecosystem functions around the world. Symbioses between birds …

Dispersal is a key process that impacts population dynamics and structures biotic
communities. Dispersal limitation influences the assembly of plant and microbial …

Positive interactions between non-native species can accelerate their invasion rate and
exacerbate their impacts. This has been shown for non-native mammals that disperse …

Amylascus is a genus of ectomycorrhizal truffles within Pezizaceae that is known from
Australia and contains only two described species, A. herbertianus and A. tasmanicus …

Nonstaple food is a food resource which sole consumption does not allow the maintenance
of regular physiological functions, thus constituting a minor portion of an individual's diet …

Disturbances are increasing in size and frequency with climate change, facilitating species
that opportunistically exploit areas where habitat‐forming foundation species have been …

Context Many mycorrhizal fungi are vital to nutrient acquisition in plant communities, and
some taxa are reliant on animal-mediated dispersal. The majority of animals that disperse …

Rodents are the most widespread and diverse order of vertebrate mycophagists and are key
to the dispersal of mycorrhizal fungi. Rodents consume and subsequently disperse fungi …

Little is known about the diets and ecology of New Guinea's 14 bandicoot species. In order
to better understand the diet and digestive morphology of these marsupials, we reviewed the …