High nitrogen deposition is associated with phosphorus-efficient ectomycorrhizas in Europe's Scots pine forests
Pierre Herinckx, Guillaume Delhaye, Martin I. Bidartondo, Roberta Gargiulo, Emil Ghaffar, Celestine Ruhmann, Max Ticehurst, Christopher Andrews, Vladislav Apuhtin, Caitlin Lewis, Päivi Merilä, Elena Vanguelova, Arne Verstraeten, Janna Wambsganss, Thomas Drouet, Laura M. Suz
The paper investigates how nitrogen deposition affects phosphorus-efficient ectomycorrhizal fungi in Scots pine forests across Europe, finding species-specific traits drive community shifts and nutrient cycling.
bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2026 · PreprintEcology