R. Streitwolf-Engel

TL;DR: It is shown that below-ground diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is a major factor contributing to the maintenance of plant biodiversity and to ecosystem functioning, and that microbial interactions can drive ecosystem functions such as plant biodiversity, productivity and variability.

TL;DR: Results indicate that it may be beneficial for a plant to be colonized by different AMF taxa in different seasons and that AMF play a key role in grassland by improving plant nutrition and soil structure, and by regulating the make-up of the plant community.

TL;DR: The results suggest that different AMF in a natural community have the potential to influence the growth, number of ramet and distribution of ramets in Prunella populations and point strongly to the potential importance of AMF diversity as a determinant of plant population structure in ecosystems.

TL;DR: Results show that AMF can access a soil compartment separated by a PTFE membrane, and can contribute substantially to N uptake by plants, and the flux of 15N from the hyphal compartment to the plants was about three times higher than in their absence.

TL;DR: Large increases in AMF hyphal growth could, however, play a significant role in the movement of fixed carbon to the soil and increase soil aggregation, as well as promoting allocation of AMF biomass to the external hyphae.