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@article{Mansfield:2026:10.1111/nph.71157,
author = {Mansfield, TM and Zarsav, A and Cox, F and Suz, LM and Bidartondo, MI and van, der Linde S and Barsoum, N and Averill, C and Kuo, A and Tedersoo, L and Rautio, P and Gessler, A and De, Vos B and Croisé, L and Meesenburg, H and Wagner, M and Jacob, F and Lech, P and Kowalska, A and Greve, M and Popova, G and Frey, B and Schaub, M and Ferretti, M and Waldner, P and Calatayud, V and Canullo, R and Papitto, G and Marinek, A and Vesterdal, L and Ingerslev, M and Meissner, H and Timmermann, V and Eickenscheidt, N and Schmitz, A and Martin, FM and Spatafora, J and Kennedy, PG and Kohler, A and Plett, JM and Anderson, IC and Branco, S and Grigoriev, IV and Pires, CJ and Unruh, SA and Zettler, LW and Miettinen, O and Viner, I and May, TW and Lebel, T and Catcheside, DEA and Catcheside, PS and Vonow, HP and Burgoyne, LA and Haska, J and Anthony, MA},
doi = {10.1111/nph.71157},
journal = {New Phytologist},
title = {Ecological and genomic variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal exploration types},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.71157},
year = {2026}
}
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AB - <jats:title>Summary</jats:title> <jats:p> <jats:list list-type="bullet"> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) produce mycelia with variable extension and complexity, which can be classified according to soil ‘exploration types’ (ETs). ETs have received attention as one of the few mycorrhizal trait frameworks, but without an empirical classification of ET functional diversity and environmental preferences, understanding and interpreting EMF biogeographic patterns has been difficult.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>We conducted a synthesis combining: comparative EMF genomics to describe functional divergence in decomposition and nutrient cycling genes across ETs; and EMF trait distribution modeling across continental Europe, pairing soil and root EMF surveys to establish biogeographic ET niche profiles.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>We demonstrate a signature of ETs encoded in EMF genomes, which is independent from phylogeny and linked to biomass production strategies. EMF ET relative abundances were separated by soil, root, and dominant tree leaf type habitats and exhibited unique correlations with forest biotic (e.g. plant productivity and plant pathogen densities) and abiotic (e.g. nitrogen deposition and soil pH) conditions.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>These findings support a theory that EMF niche partitioning can be partially explained by extraradical mycelial traits, with underlying variation in ET biogeography likely arising from distinct decomposition and nutrient cycling potential
AU - Mansfield,TM
AU - Zarsav,A
AU - Cox,F
AU - Suz,LM
AU - Bidartondo,MI
AU - van,der Linde S
AU - Barsoum,N
AU - Averill,C
AU - Kuo,A
AU - Tedersoo,L
AU - Rautio,P
AU - Gessler,A
AU - De,Vos B
AU - Croisé,L
AU - Meesenburg,H
AU - Wagner,M
AU - Jacob,F
AU - Lech,P
AU - Kowalska,A
AU - Greve,M
AU - Popova,G
AU - Frey,B
AU - Schaub,M
AU - Ferretti,M
AU - Waldner,P
AU - Calatayud,V
AU - Canullo,R
AU - Papitto,G
AU - Marinek,A
AU - Vesterdal,L
AU - Ingerslev,M
AU - Meissner,H
AU - Timmermann,V
AU - Eickenscheidt,N
AU - Schmitz,A
AU - Martin,FM
AU - Spatafora,J
AU - Kennedy,PG
AU - Kohler,A
AU - Plett,JM
AU - Anderson,IC
AU - Branco,S
AU - Grigoriev,IV
AU - Pires,CJ
AU - Unruh,SA
AU - Zettler,LW
AU - Miettinen,O
AU - Viner,I
AU - May,TW
AU - Lebel,T
AU - Catcheside,DEA
AU - Catcheside,PS
AU - Vonow,HP
AU - Burgoyne,LA
AU - Haska,J
AU - Anthony,MA
DO - 10.1111/nph.71157
PY - 2026///
SN - 0028-646X
TI - Ecological and genomic variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal exploration types
T2 - New Phytologist
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.71157
UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71157
ER -