Anders Dahlberg

TL;DR: It is shown that 50 to 70% of stored carbon in a chronosequence of boreal forested islands derives from roots and root-associated microorganisms, suggesting an alternative mechanism for the accumulation of organic matter in boreal forests during succession in the long-term absence of disturbance.

TL;DR: It is postulate that, by affecting turnover and decomposition of fungal tissues, mycorrhizal fungal identity and growth form are critical determinants of C and N sequestration in boreal forests.

TL;DR: The structure of an ectomycorrhizal community was assessed in a 100-year-old, oligotrophic Norway spruce, Picea abies (L.) Karst.

TL;DR: The rapidly increasing knowledge of ECMfungal community ecology is reviewed and the prospects discussed for elucidating processes that structure ECM fungal communities and the way in which such knowledge might be integrated with, and advance, the understanding of plant ecology and ecosystem processes.

TL;DR: It is concluded that most ectomycorrhizas formed by the 44 investigated species should be recognized by comparison with this dataset, if the mycorrhIZas are sampled from a site located in Fennoscandia, but in datasets from even larger geographical areas encompassing a higher degree of intraspecific variation in the ITS region, it might be necessary to include local reference species.