Mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants by improved mineral nutrition and protection against stress,
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …

Drylands constitute the most extensive terrestrial biome, covering more than one-third of the
Earth's continental surface. In these environments, stress limits animal and plant life, so life …

There is plenty of evidence for improved nutrient acquisition by ectomycorrhizas in trees;
however, their role in water uptake is much less clear. In addition to experiments showing …

Trees, the most successful biological power plants on earth, build and plumb the critical
zone (CZ) in ways that we do not yet understand. To encourage exploration of the character …

Mycorrhizal fungi are well known for increasing nutrient uptake but their effects on soil
physical structure and water flow are less well understood. Here I explore what we know …

Earth's land surface teems with life. Although the distribution of ecosystems is largely
explained by temperature and precipitation, vegetation can vary markedly with little variation …

"… 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 …

▪ Abstract Mycorrhizae regulate elemental and energy flows in terrestrial ecosystems. We
understand much of how mycorrhizae work, but integrating all possible mechanisms into a …

Background and scope Plant communities and underlying soils undergo substantial,
coordinated shifts throughout ecosystem development. However, shifts in the composition …

Large portions of the world are characterized by shallow soil underlain by weathered
bedrock or cemented soil horizons. The implications of this substrate condition for …