Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ecosystem function

JR Powell, MC Rillig - New phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1059 I. Introduction: pathways of influence and pervasiveness of effects
1060 II. AM fungal richness effects on ecosystem functions 1062 III. Other dimensions of …

Use of commercial bio-inoculants to increase agricultural production through improved phosphrous acquisition

D Owen, AP Williams, GW Griffith, PJA Withers - Applied Soil Ecology, 2015 - Elsevier
Meeting increasing global demand for food, fibre, and bioenergy requires efficient use of
finite resources, and presents a key sustainability challenge to the agricultural industry …

Reciprocal rewards stabilize cooperation in the mycorrhizal symbiosis

ET Kiers, M Duhamel, Y Beesetty, JA Mensah… - science, 2011 - science.org
Plants and their arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbionts interact in complex underground
networks involving multiple partners. This increases the potential for exploitation and …

[HTML][HTML] Assemblage of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and green waste compost enhance drought stress tolerance in carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) trees

A Boutasknit, M Baslam, M Ait-El-Mokhtar, M Anli… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the current study, an eco-friendly management technology to improve young carob
(Ceratonia siliqua L.) tree tolerance to water deficit was set up by using single or combined …

From patterns to causal understanding: structural equation modeling (SEM) in soil ecology

N Eisenhauer, MA Bowker, JB Grace, JR Powell - Pedobiologia, 2015 - Elsevier
In this perspectives paper we highlight a heretofore underused statistical method in soil
ecological research, structural equation modeling (SEM). SEM is commonly used in the …

[HTML][HTML] How belowground interactions contribute to the coexistence of mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal species in severely phosphorus-impoverished hyperdiverse …

H Lambers, F Albornoz, L Kotula, E Laliberté… - Plant and Soil, 2018 - Springer
Background Mycorrhizal strategies are very effective in enhancing plant acquisition of poorly-
mobile nutrients, particularly phosphorus (P) from infertile soil. However, on very old and …

Multiple factors influence the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil aggregation—a meta-analysis

EF Leifheit, SD Veresoglou, A Lehmann, EK Morris… - Plant and Soil, 2014 - Springer
Background and aims Soil aggregation is a crucial aspect of ecosystem functioning in
terrestrial ecosystems. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a key role in soil aggregate …

Global diversity and distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

SN Kivlin, CV Hawkes, KK Treseder - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form associations with most land plants and can control
carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling between above-and belowground components of …

Responses of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to nitrogen addition: a meta‐analysis

Y Han, J Feng, M Han, B Zhu - Global Change Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play important roles in carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and
phosphorus (P) cycling of terrestrial ecosystems. The impact of increasing N deposition on …

How understanding aboveground–belowground linkages can assist restoration ecology

P Kardol, DA Wardle - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2010 - cell.com
The topic of aboveground–belowground linkages has seen much recent activity, resulting in
several conceptual advances regarding plant–soil feedbacks, multitrophic interactions, and …