Associates

We look at how to use genetic variation of mycorrhizal fungi to improve growth of tropical crops and improve soil structure and carbon sequestration. We also study effects of AMF inoculation on AMF community structure and the interaction with the soil microbiome.

Biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus and carbon in tropical ecosystems.

I am interested in how soil organisms, like mycorrhizal fungi and biocrusts, shape the function of ecosystems and can be used in restoraiton.

My primary research of interest is strengthening the plant immune system by using elicitors to bust systemic resistance, find molecular parameters that control mineral nutrition to increase the plant’s self-defense, and study changes in plant microbiome for plant protection.

I study Brazilian fungal diversity, especially from white-sand ecosystems (aka restinga). The main focus of my research is on neotropical ectomycorrhizae and the communities in selected areas.

Ectomycorrhizal community structure of Himalayan and Hindu Kush Forests of Pakistan. Multigene Phylogeny of Mushrooms from Plains to alpine regions.

Microbial ecology in Brazilian drylands to disentangle the impacts of soil desertification on the mycorrhizal fungi community.

I am a taxonomist, describing the diversity and evolutionary biology of Glomeromycota.

I work on community ecology of ectomycorrhizas in boreal forests and arbuscular mycorrhizas in Mongolian grassland.

Aims to understand how plant-microbial interactions and human drivers influence plant diversity and structure.

Diversity and evolution of ectomycorrhizal associations in the southern hemisphere and their role to explain ecosystem functions in forests.

Soil and Land Ecology Lab, Head

• Benefits of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms (PGPM): Highly effective strains, encapsulation, seed coating
• Mycorrhiza/PGPM: Physiology, markers and predictive tools, strategies for mastering colonization/beneficial effects on crop production, tracking introduced strains
• Quality control of mycorrhizal fungi as microbial plant biostimulants, member of CEN-TC 455 'Biostimulants for future'

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I study plant -fungal associations and how they respond to environmental change and can be used to restore degraded ecosystems.

Mycoremediation

Soil and mycorrhizal ecology, focusing on the causal relationships between different measures of microbial biodiversity and ecosystem functions/services. Focus in South America.

My work has been focused on the effects of CO2 in terrestrial ecosystems, the role of soil nutrients in a climate change context, and plant-soil interactions. My research shows that mycorrhizal associations play a major role in the carbon cycle at a global scale, affecting the speed of global warming.

My main research interest is how soil microbial communities respond to various global changes, and how their response cause the changes in biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.

Plant and microbial ecology focused on microbiome stress mediation in plants and soil microbiome response to climate change.

Mycorrhizal control of C and nutrient cycles.

Ecology, diversity and taxonomy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in natural and anthropized ecosystems in tropical areas.

Understudied fungi in understudied habitats, evolutionary biology, taxonomy and conservation, community ecology of trophic interactions

Apart of teaching in Agronomy, I work in the phosphorus acquisition strategies of Rio de la Plata grasslands.

Dead wood fungi

Community ecology of ectomycorrhizas of tree line trees in the European alps and boreal forests of Mongolia. Cold tolerance of ectomycorrhizas

My research program measures and models the impacts of interactions between roots, mycorrhizae, and free-living microbes on ecosystem responses to global change.

Assistant professor of microbial ecology and environmental sciences. Loves mycorrhiza and their ecophysiology, and recently studies hyphal networks, their interactions and decision making in soil chips.

Soil ecology focused on broad soil biota & fungi unraveling how interactions within the soil food web drives soil functions & carbon storage.

Relationships between mycorrhizal fungi and plant biodiversity, the soil microbiome, and ecosystem functioning.

My research is focusing on understanding how soil fungi drive forest ecosystems through their roles in important soil processes including organic matter decomposition and nutrient turnover, as well as carbon sequestration. Much of his research has concentrated on ectomycorrhizal fungi, which form symbiotic associations with the roots of forest trees. I'm developing large-scale genomics and environmental genomics for investigating the function and role of this highly significant class of soil microorganisms.

Curator of the Canadian Collection of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, lead of the Canadian Soil Biodiversity Observatory (Ontario and Québec)

Fungal ecology from gene to ecosystem.

Professor specializing in soil microbial activity and soil organic matter decomposition, and section editor of Land Degradation and Development journal.

I study the belowground interactions between plants, microbes and their environment. My research group addresses both basic and applied questions to the restoration and management of terrestrial ecosystems. We have also become increasingly involved in ecological projects on agricultural adaptation to climate change.

Systematics, diversity, and distribution macrofungi with a focus on ectomycorrhizal species. Coordination and capacity building of fungal conservation efforts.

My research interests are about the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in peat forests, mangrove forests, tropical forests in West Kalimantan. Apart from that, I also researched the physiology of heavy metal stress (especially mercury) in mycorrhizal plants as a basis for phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated land. Most gold mining in West Kalimantan uses mercury in the gold amalgamation process. This causes the land around the gold mining area to be contaminated with mercury. Phytoremediation efforts can be supported with mycorrhizal plants.

My research interest is in free-living and plant-parasitic nematodes but I also work on other groups of soil organisms.

My main interest is nutrient cycling and drivers in aboveground-belowground communities including mycorrhiza, and what this means for ecosystem functioning and global change. Recent work tests how major drivers in grasslands and savanna (climate, herbivory, fire, woody plant encroachment) affect primary productivity as well as nutrient cycling, soil microbial and faunal diversity, and carbon sinks.

Understanding the role of fungi and other cryptic organisms on ecosystem functioning.

We look at how to use genetic variation of mycorrhizal fungi to improve growth of tropical crops and improve soil structure and carbon sequestration. We also study effects of AMF inoculation on AMF community structure and the interaction with the soil microbiome.

Lecturer. Molecular Biology and soil metagenomic analysis specialist

Jacob is a soil scientist with focus on soil fertility and microbiology. Jacob does research in nutrient cycling, plant nutrition, integrated soil fertility management, biological nitrogen fixation, carbon sequestration and citizen science.

Interesado en la diversidad de macrohongos neotropicales, en especial la familia de hongos ectomicorrícicos Russulaceae.

My research lab focuses on the evolution of microbial eukaryotes, specifically the fungal-like oomycetes. We use a combination of field collection, lab isolation, and molecular characterization to describe new species, explore species distributions, and dissect genomic features associated with hybridization and pathogenicity.

Taxonomy and occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (phylum Glomeromycota)

Ecological and evolutionary consequences of interactions among species, including coevolution between plants and mycorrhizal fungi, how mycorrhizal networks alter plant ecology, and the dynamics of plant-fungal co-invasions.

I am a microbial ecologist, biogeochemist, and professor at Boston University with 20+ years of experience leading research teams in ecosystem ecology, soil biogeochemistry, and environmental microbiome science. My research focuses on using molecular and biogeochemistry tools to identify how human-induced global changes – such as warming, elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, nutrient pollution, and urbanization – impact patterns of microbial abundance and activity in forests at the molecular, community, and landscape levels.

My research revolves around the ecology of plant and soil microbial interactions and their effects on ecosystem services. I am particularly intrigued by the biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, their effect on soil aggregation and how this knowledge can be applied to the field of restoration and conservation ecology. Rhizosphere microbiome assembly from invasive, domesticated and will congener plants. Science diplomacy, science policy analyst and STEM advocator.

Biogeography and community ecology of plants and other soil organisms with a focus on the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.

Plant - microbiome interactions and understanding the role of mycorrhizal fungi in plant invasions, forest restoration, and carbon sequestration and agriculture.

Focus on natural variation in plant interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, and how these interactions change with different management actions. Mycorrhizal research is then applied in agroecosystems.

My main two areas of research are seeking to understand the role of microbial secreted proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites in negotiating symbiotic interactions with plants (chemical ecology). I also study the plant perception systems that enable them to differentiate between mutualistic and pathogenic microbes.

Fungal diversity, evolution and function in nature and in urban environments. Focus on ectomycorrhizal and biotrophic macrofungi.

The research in my laboratory is fairly broad, but we are mostly interested in understanding the taxonomic and functional diversity of mycorrhizal fungi with a particular focus on arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi in the Great Plains of North America.

My research focuses on Mycorrhiza and Mushrooms utilization, restoration and conservation in natural and agro-ecosystems. Additionally, I am working on the bio-geography of mycorrhiza for inoculum production and management of degraded habitats.

I study the spatial and temporal dynamics in the composition and functionality of soil and plant microbiomes in natural and agricultural ecosystems, utilizing cutting-edge molecular, bioinformatic, and statistical tools.Ongoing research projects on mycorrhizal fungi investigate the influence of environmental conditions and disturbance on diversity and community composition in temperate and tropical regions.

I study the mycorrhizal ecology of forests. Through a combination of field, lab and greenhouse experiments, my lab learns about mycorrhizas and we apply this knowledge to maintain and restore forests on the landscape.

Spatial patterns in the distribution of mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants, the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that create them, and their consequences for a sustainable planet.

I am interested in the community ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Evolution, diversity, function and ecology of plant-fungal symbioses and their applications in sustainable agriculture.

I study the ecology and function of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between tree roots and soil fungi. This involves some work in the field, studying which fungi are out there and what they are doing, and a lot of experiments in the greenhouse and the lab, investigating how the plants and fungi work together from molecular and physiological perspectives.

I am a Sr. Project Coordinator/Soil Carbon expert at SouthPole, an environmental consultancy company working on developing and implementing emission reduction projects via nature based solutions around the globe and across ecosystems.

Mycorrhizal fungi ecology, mycorrhizal functional diversity, and drivers of ectomycorrhizal diversity & distribution.

Community ecology focused on plant-fungi interactions & broader community/ecosystem processes. Dr. Lauren Waller is the science lead for the Kauri Protection Agency, a governmental agency aimed at protecting a treasured tree species in NZ from a disease caused by an invasive pathogen.

High throughput analysis of fungal networks.

Professor in Plant Biology at the University of Turin with a focus on arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis. Specifically, genetic variability of AM fungi and their microbiota (endobacteria and viruses), the molecular mechanisms at the basis of the interaction with the host plant, and the impact of the AM symbiosis on plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.

We investigate the importance of mycorrhizas and soil biodiversity for plant growth, ecosystem functioning and sustainability. We assess soil and plant microbiomes (including mycorrhizas) and investigate the physiology and molecular biology of mycorrhizal associations.

My research focuses on how climate change, drought specifically, affects plant-microbe interactions and how that determines plant and microbial community composition.

Biotic interactions underlying the diversity and composition of global plant communities including mycorrhizal symbiosis and mycorrhizal biodiversity/community composition.

My research focuses on understanding whether plant evolutionary processes are mediated by climatic changes, abiotic factors and biotic interactions. My studies are usually conducted in experimental settings. However, I am extremely focused on investigating cliff ecological processes in natural conditions, as iconic landmarks that are refuge for many different rare and endemic plants. Assessing the role of fungal communities for plant's adaptation to cliff extreme conditions is key for understanding their outstanding specialization processes.

I'm currently working on the diversity of soil fungi using next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques.

Plant-microbiota interactions by using complementary 'omics' approaches from molecular ecology to meta-transcriptomics tools using crop plants as models.

We are studying the role that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can play in plant health

As a mycologist and plant pathologist, I work broadly on fungal biodiversity discovery and analysis to better inform conservation efforts with emphasis on plant pathogenic fungi, entomophthogenic fungi, and fungal mutualists of animals and plants. I also served as director of INVAM, the world's largest collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, from 2017-2022.

I work on mycorrhiza and their role in forest resilience, studying the extremely stable forest such as ancient, pristine forests in many ecosystems. I work more recently with forest and landscape managers searching for more resilient soil and practices associated with fungal diversity.

My research is focused on understanding how plant interactions with belowground microorganisms alters plant physiology, plant host tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress, and ecosystem function.

I study the effect of mycorrhizal specificity and fungal distribution and abundance on plant distribution and abundance.

I investigate fungal communities and functional ecology in novel ecosystems, including pumice plains, drying lakebeds, and the lung mycobiome. I work at the interface of community ecology, biogeography, and mycology and I broadly focus on community responses to environmental perturbations, which feedback to influence plant and fungal community structure and ecosystem functioning.

Ecology of soil microrganisms in forest ecosystems with special interest in effect of disturbances (pest insect outbreaks, windthrows).

Soil microbioal ecologist who studies how humans have affected soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

I study saprophytic arthropods and the trophic systems they are a part of.

Global mycorrhizal contribution to carbon and nutrient cycles in the view of ongoing environmental change; impact of climate change of soil biodiversity

How ectomycorrhizal fungi facilitate or hinder the invasion of plants; how the interactions between ectomycorrhizal fungi, free living saprotrophs, and plants can shape soil biogeochemistry in forests, and the role of these fungi in forest restoration.

Taxonomy and systematics of basidiomycota fungi

Landscape ecology with spatial analysis for biodiversity conservation and ecosystems services are my topics of work.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi genetics and genomics

Fungal ecology with an emphasis on plant-fungal interactions and mycorrhizal symbiosis. Applied reseach in restoration and invasion ecology.

Plant-microbe interaction focused on arbuscular mycorrhizal endobacteria and local and systemic plant responses using omics approaches.

I am a mycologist focused on fungal taxonomy, biodiversity, and ecology.

Ecology of mycorrhizae and applications in ecological restoration, sustainable agriculture, and forestry related to climate change.

Mechanism of partner control between mycorrhizal fungi and host plant, and nutrient regulation in mycorrhizal symbiosis.

I study plant-soil interactions, in particular leaf litter-mediated effect on diversity and composition of soil biota

Our group studies about the ECM communities, EEM and ECM physiology in several kinds of forest in southern Viet Nam such as pine forest, lowland rain forest, evergreen forest, deciduous forest...