Ectomycorrhizal effects on decomposition are highly dependent on fungal traits, climate, and litter properties: A model-based assessment

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 184; no. C; p. 109073
• Main Authors: Shao, Siya, Wurzburger, Nina, Sulman, Benjamin, Hicks Pries, Caitlin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2023; Elsevier

It has been proposed that competition between ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi and free-living saprotrophs for resources like nitrogen (N) slows decomposition and increases the soil carbon storage in ECM ecosystems compared to arbuscular (AM) ecosystems. However, empirical evidence for the generality of...