Mycorrhizal associations of trees have different indirect effects on organic matter decomposition

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 104; no. 6; pp. 1576 - 1584
• Main Authors: Taylor, Melanie K., Lankau, Richard A., Wurzburger, Nina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.11.2016; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: arbuscular mycorrhizas; biogeochemistry; carbon; decomposition; ectomycorrhizas; Fungi; nitrogen; Plant–soil (below-ground) interactions; plant–soil relationship; soil organic matter; Soils; Terrestrial ecosystems; Trees

1. Organic matter decomposition is the main process by which carbon (C) is lost from terrestrial ecosystems, and mycorrhizal associations of plants (i.e. arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) and ectomycorrhizas (ECM)) may have different indirect effects on this loss pathway. AM and ECM plants differ in the s...