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Nitrophobic ectomycorrhizal fungi are associated with enhanced hydrophobicity of soil organic matter in a Norway spruce forest
MEMEG, Department of Biology, Lund University, 22362 Lund, Sweden
Nicholas P. Rosenstock
MEMEG, Department of Biology, Lund University, 22362 Lund, Sweden
Susanne K. Woche
Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover,
Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Georg Guggenberger
Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover,
Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Håkan Wallander
MEMEG, Department of Biology, Lund University, 22362 Lund, Sweden
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Fungi living in symbiosis with tree roots can accumulate belowground, forming special tissues than can repel water. We measured the water repellency of organic material incubated belowground and correlated it with fungal growth. We found a positive association between water repellency and root symbiotic fungi. These results are important because an increase in soil water repellency can reduce the release of CO2 from soils into the atmosphere and mitigate the effects of greenhouse gasses.
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