Mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant growth and stress adaptation: from genes to ecosystems

J Shi, X Wang, E Wang - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Plant roots associate with diverse microbes (including bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, and
viruses) collectively called the root-associated microbiome. Among them, mycorrhizal fungi …

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry

TW Crowther, J Van den Hoogen, J Wan, MA Mayes… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Soil is the largest repository of organic matter on land, storing~ 1500 Gt
carbon, which is at least as much as the vegetation (~ 560 Gt) and atmosphere (~ 750 Gt) …

Data sharing practices and data availability upon request differ across scientific disciplines

L Tedersoo, R Küngas, E Oras, K Köster, H Eenmaa… - Scientific data, 2021 - nature.com
Data sharing is one of the cornerstones of modern science that enables large-scale
analyses and reproducibility. We evaluated data availability in research articles across nine …

A few Ascomycota taxa dominate soil fungal communities worldwide

E Egidi, M Delgado-Baquerizo, JM Plett, J Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Despite having key functions in terrestrial ecosystems, information on the dominant soil fungi
and their ecological preferences at the global scale is lacking. To fill this knowledge gap, we …

Fungi as mediators linking organisms and ecosystems

M Bahram, T Netherway - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Fungi form a major and diverse component of most ecosystems on Earth. They are both
micro and macroorganisms with high and varying functional diversity as well as great …

Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research

CA Guerra, A Heintz-Buschart, J Sikorski… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial
ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related …

Regional-scale in-depth analysis of soil fungal diversity reveals strong pH and plant species effects in Northern Europe

L Tedersoo, S Anslan, M Bahram, R Drenkhan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Soil microbiome has a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning, yet little is known about its build-
up from local to regional scales. In a multi-year regional-scale survey involving 1251 plots …

Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

RD Bardgett, WH Van Der Putten - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Evidence is mounting that the immense diversity of microorganisms and animals that live
belowground contributes significantly to shaping aboveground biodiversity and the …

Mycorrhizal ecology and evolution: the past, the present, and the future

MGA van Der Heijden, FM Martin, MA Selosse… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Almost all land plants form symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi. These below‐
ground fungi play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems as they regulate nutrient and carbon …

Environment and host as large-scale controls of ectomycorrhizal fungi

S van der Linde, LM Suz, CDL Orme, F Cox, H Andreae… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Explaining the large-scale diversity of soil organisms that drive biogeochemical processes—
and their responses to environmental change—is critical. However, identifying consistent …