#JJC2026 Anouck Champion #UMR-Biogeco on conservation genetics in #ectomycorrhizal fungi: estimating the effective population size

Ectomycorrhiza (ECM) affects soil organic carbon (C) by mediating both C input into soils and C loss by microbial decomposition.

The role of #ectomycorrhizal functional diversity in mediating soil #CarbonCycling under global change

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👆 A #Commentary by Christina Kaiser & Mark Anthony on Carrillo et al. 👇

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Elevational range expansion of Betula pubescens may be slowed by lack of suitable mycorrhizal symbionts in alpine soils The elevational limit for trees is increasing worldwide due to global warming. The elevational range expansion of obligate ectomycorrhizal trees, such…

New research article investigates the role of #fungal communities in treeline expansion under global warming, finding that fewer #ectomycorrhizal fungi in alpine soils may limit the establishment of #Betula pubescens seedlings above the treeline.
With Eivind Ronold, @drhyfe.bsky.social & Ella Thoen

Most plant-friendly fungi are a mystery to scientists Most fungi that partner with plants are known only from trace DNA sequences left in soil.

Most #plant-friendly #fungi are a #mystery to #scientists ...

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Co-varying traits of ectomycorrhizal fungal ‘absorbers’ or ‘miners’.

#Viewpoint: A trait spectrum linking #nitrogen acquisition and #carbon use of #ectomycorrhizal #fungi

Jörgensen et al. 👇

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Figure 4: Conceptual diagram predicting ecological interactions between ectomycorrhizal (EM) and saprotrophic fungal guilds, and the resulting effects of EM fungi on soil organic matter decomposition across forest ecosystems.

#Viewpoint: The pH influence on #ectomycorrhizal #nitrogen acquisition and decomposition

Christopher Fernandez & Craig See
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#OurFridaySeminar: Lisa Beguinet studies the #Poplar #fungi interface and tries to understand how do #ectomycorrhizal fungi and #endophytes interact.

PS: Who is who on this AI-generated image of the #IAM team?

Scheme diagram of tree mycorrhizal type effect on Rs via fine root and litter dynamic in EM (left) and AM (right) stands.

Guodong Zhang et al. found that #ArbuscularMycorrhizal stands supported higher #SoilRespiration (Rs) and soil #C stock, litter turnover rate and fine root biomass than #Ectomycorrhizal stands, #TreeMycorrhizalType was the important factor in regulating Rs and soil C stock.
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Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis evolved independently and by convergent gene duplication in rosid lineages Click on the article title to read more.

New publication: #Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis evolved independently and by convergent gene duplication in rosid lineages. #evolution #mycorrhizae #phyologenomics
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Two orange spheres the size of blueberries embedded in clear mucilage amid pine needles, brown oak leaves, and moss.

Stalked puffball-in-aspic (Calostoma cinnabarinum). The genus is a real freak show of morphologies and its classification was a bit of a mystery until recently. Per DNA analysis it is in the Boletales. New Paltz, NY. 🍄 #fungi #mushroom #calostoma #puffball #sclerodermataceae #ectomycorrhizal #nature

Purple Telamonias are totally underrated #scottishfungi #ectomycorrhizal #cortinarius #fungi

Shifting interactions between ectomycorrhizae, plants and insect herbivores in a CO2‐enriched world While more empirical evidence on fungal–plant–herbivore interactions is needed in ectomycorrhizal (EcM) systems, this synthesis suggests that EcM associations may play an under recognised role in dic....

🐛🍄 #Ectomycorrhizal associations may play an under-recognized role in determining future terrestrial C capture by mediating #herbivory & the ability of #plants to compensate for herbivory in an increasingly C-enriched world: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...