Under what conditions might organisms be capable of rapid adaptive evolution? We
reviewed published studies documenting contemporary adaptations in natural populations …

Introduction Heavy metal pollution is a strong driver of above-and belowground communities
and triggers evolutionary adaptation in organisms. This review provides an overview of our …

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Publisher Summary This chapter has attempted to synthesize the available literature on
mycorrhizal fungi-host plant adaptation to metal-contaminated soils in order to draw …

Thirty-nine ectomycorrhizal isolates of Paxillus involutus, Pisolithus tinctorius, Suillus
bovinus, S. luteus and S. variegatus were tested on cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc …

The effects of potentially toxic metals on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi and their higher plant
hosts are examined in this review. Investigations at a species and community level have …

Twenty-one isolates of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus were screened for their
tolerance to the heavy metals Zn, Cd, Cu and Ni, measured as inhibition of radial growth and …

Mycorrhizal fungi form complex communities in the root systems of most plant species and
are thought to be important in terrestrial ecosystem sustainability. We have reviewed the …

Natural populations thriving in heavy-metal-contaminated ecosystems are often subjected to
selective pressures for increased resistance to toxic metals. In the present study we describe …