While the positive relationship between plant biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF)
is well established, the extent to which this is mediated via belowground microbial …

Microbes encompass tremendous biodiversity, provide support to all living forms, including
humans, and play an important role in many ecosystem services. The rules that govern …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are keystone symbionts of agricultural soils but
agricultural intensification has negatively impacted AMF communities. Increasing crop …

Background Top-soil microbiomes make a vital contribution to the Earth's ecology and
harbor an extraordinarily high biodiversity. They are also key players in many ecosystem …

Soil fungi have essential roles in ecosystems, but the seasonal dynamics of soil fungal
communities in forests remain unclear. To explore the pattern and variation of soil fungal …

Nitrogen (N) is an essential mineral element for plants and is the main component of protein,
nucleic acid, phospholipid, chlorophyll, hormones, vitamins and alkaloids. It is involved in all …

Topography is a critical factor that determines the patterns and assemblages of species
diversity in forest communities. Small-scale topography changes are defined as …

Understanding the assembly rules of mycorrhizal fungi is crucial, given their tremendous
importance in plant nutrition and health. Differentiation in plant‐associated arbuscular …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are an important determinant of plant performance. The
temporal distribution patterns of AM fungal communities, important groups in forest soil, are …

Animal grazing substantially influences soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plants,
however, its effects on soil AMF-plant interactions are still not clearly defined. This is …