Exploring the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil carbon dynamics

Donald R. Zak; Peter T. Pellitier; William A. Argiroff; Buck Castillo; Timothy Y. James; Lucas E. Nave; Colin Averill; Kaitlyn V. Beidler; Jennifer Bhatnagar; Jennifer Blesh; Aimée T. Classen; Matthew Craig; Christopher W. Fernandez; Per Gundersen; Renee Johansen; Roger T. Koide; Erik A. Lilleskov; Björn D. Lindahl; Knute J. Nadelhoffer; Richard P. Phillips; Anders Tunlid

doi:10.1111/nph.15679

Exploring the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil carbon dynamics

Donald R. Zak, Peter T. Pellitier, William A. Argiroff, Buck Castillo, Timothy Y. James, Lucas E. Nave, Colin Averill, Kaitlyn V. Beidler, Jennifer Bhatnagar, Jennifer Blesh, Aimée T. Classen, Matthew Craig, Christopher W. Fernandez, Per Gundersen, Renee Johansen, Roger T. Koide, Erik A. Lilleskov, Björn D. Lindahl, Knute J. Nadelhoffer, Richard P. PhillipsAnders Tunlid

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Abstract

The extent to which ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi enable plants to access organic nitrogen (N) bound in soil organic matter (SOM) and transfer this growth-limiting nutrient to their plant host, has important implications for our understanding of plant–fungal interactions, and the cycling and storage of carbon (C) and N in terrestrial ecosystems. Empirical evidence currently supports a range of perspectives, suggesting that ECM vary in their ability to provide their host with N bound in SOM, and that this capacity can both positively and negatively influence soil C storage. To help resolve the multiplicity of observations, we gathered a group of researchers to explore the role of ECM fungi in soil C dynamics, and propose new directions that hold promise to resolve competing hypotheses and contrasting observations. In this Viewpoint, we summarize these deliberations and identify areas of inquiry that hold promise for increasing our understanding of these fundamental and widespread plant symbionts and their role in ecosystem-level biogeochemistry.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	33-39
Number of pages	7
Journal	New Phytologist
Volume	223
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15679
State	Published - Jul 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ectomycorrhizal fungi
nitrogen (N) acquisition
plant–fungal interactions
soil carbon (C) storage
soil organic matter (SOM)

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Physiology
Plant Science

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Zak, D. R., Pellitier, P. T., Argiroff, W. A., Castillo, B., James, T. Y., Nave, L. E., Averill, C., Beidler, K. V., Bhatnagar, J., Blesh, J., Classen, A. T., Craig, M., Fernandez, C. W., Gundersen, P., Johansen, R., Koide, R. T., Lilleskov, E. A., Lindahl, B. D., Nadelhoffer, K. J., ... Tunlid, A. (2019). Exploring the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil carbon dynamics. New Phytologist, 223(1), 33-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15679

Zak, DR, Pellitier, PT, Argiroff, WA, Castillo, B, James, TY, Nave, LE, Averill, C, Beidler, KV, Bhatnagar, J, Blesh, J, Classen, AT, Craig, M, Fernandez, CW, Gundersen, P, Johansen, R, Koide, RT, Lilleskov, EA, Lindahl, BD, Nadelhoffer, KJ, Phillips, RP & Tunlid, A 2019, 'Exploring the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil carbon dynamics', New Phytologist, vol. 223, no. 1, pp. 33-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15679

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