Soil nitrogen dynamics in natural forest ecosystem: a review

MF Sardar, F Younas, ZUR Farooqi… - Frontiers in Forests and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) is an important component of the forest soils and plays a pivotal role in the
ecosystem's health, also in broadleaf and Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forests …

Pervasive associations between dark septate endophytic fungi with tree root and soil microbiomes across Europe

T Netherway, J Bengtsson, F Buegger… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Trees interact with a multitude of microbes through their roots and root symbionts such as
mycorrhizal fungi and root endophytes. Here, we explore the role of fungal root symbionts as …

Stable isotopes reveal that fungal residues contribute more to mineral-associated organic matter pools than plant residues

S Klink, AB Keller, AJ Wild, VL Baumert, M Gube… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
We still lack crucial knowledge about the contribution of plant vs. microbial residues to
specific SOM pools, particularly the relative contribution of arbuscular (AM), ectomycorrhizal …

Setting the stage for plant–soil feedback: Mycorrhizal influences over conspecific recruitment, plant and fungal communities, and coevolution

AC Eagar, PH Abu, MA Brown, SM Moledor… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant–soil feedback (PSF) plays a central role in determining plant community dynamics, yet
our understanding of how different combinations of plants and microbes influence PSF …

[HTML][HTML] Tree species traits and mycorrhizal association shape soil microbial communities via litter quality and species mediated soil properties

P Heděnec, H Zheng, DP Siqueira, Q Lin… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soils harbor a vast diversity of soil microbiota, which play a crucial role in key ecosystem
processes such as litter transformation and mineralization, but how complex plant-soil …

Temperate trees locally engineer decomposition and litter‐bound microbiomes through differential litter deposits and species‐specific soil conditioning

C Yates, WL King, SC Richards, C Wilson… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf decomposition varies widely across temperate forests, shaped by factors like litter
quality, climate, soil properties, and decomposers, but forest heterogeneity may mask local …

[HTML][HTML] Plant–soil feedback is dependent on tree mycorrhizal types and tree species richness in a subtropical forest

Y Pan, Y Wang, X He, S Zhang, X Song, N Zhang - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is an important driver of plant species coexistence and diversity
maintenance. However, it remains unclear how changes in PSF due to decline in tree …

Context-dependence of fungal community responses to dominant tree mycorrhizal types in Northern hardwood forests

AC Eagar, KA Smemo, RP Phillips… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dominant tree community mycorrhizal associations can influence soil biogeochemistry and
nutrient cycling, suggesting a prominent role of mycorrhizas in shaping belowground …

A common ericoid shrub modulates the diversity and structure of fungal communities across an arbuscular to ectomycorrhizal tree dominance gradient

A Polussa, EB Ward, MA Bradford… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Differences between arbuscular (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) trees strongly influence
forest ecosystem processes, in part through their impact on saprotrophic fungal …

Testing the ectomycorrhizal‐dominance hypothesis for ecosystem multifunctionality in a subtropical mountain forest

YH Luo, LL Ma, MW Cadotte, S Seibold… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mycorrhizal associations are key mutualisms that shape the structure of forest communities
and multiple ecosystem functions. However, we lack a framework for predicting the varying …