Fungi represent a large proportion of the genetic diversity on Earth and fungal activity influences
the structure of plant and animal communities, as well as rates of ecosystem processes. …

Mycorrhizal plants from a variety of ecosystems have the capacity to take up organic forms
of nitrogen, yet the fraction of plant nitrogen demand met by organic N (ON) uptake remains …

In the conventional view of soil carbon (C) cycling, mycorrhizal fungi are primarily considered
vectors for plant C input to soils. However, there is accumulating evidence that mycorrhizal …

Identifying the ecological processes that structure communities and the consequences for
ecosystem function is a central goal of ecology. The recognition that fungi, bacteria, and …

Litter decay rates often correlate with the initial ratios of lignin : nitrogen (N) or lignin : cellulose
in litter. However, the chemical and microbial mechanisms that give rise to these patterns …

… Talbot, for his expert editing on the cover photo. This book is dedicated to my parents, James
and Margaret Talbot, who have supported and encouraged me through the entire process. …

BACKGROUND Obstetric haemorrhages have been reported to be increased after assisted
reproduction technologies (ART) but the mechanisms involved are unclear. METHODS This …

… Sampling strategy and analytical methods are described in Talbot et al. (2014). … , but the
connections to community function are tenuous (Talbot et al. 2014). Regressions relating CUE …

This article analyzes the division of the total income and surplus generated along the coffee
commodity chain during the period 1971–1995. Until the late 1980s, coffee growers and …

The relative roles of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and saprotrophic communities in controlling the
decomposition of soil organic matter remain unclear. We tested the hypothesis that ECM …