François Maillard

Warming and reduced rainfall alter fungal necromass decomposition rates and associated microbial community composition and functioning at a temperate-boreal forest ecotone

The paper investigates how warming and reduced rainfall affect fungal necromass decomposition and microbial communities in a temperate-boreal forest ecotone, finding accelerated initial decay but no overall mass loss difference.

Experimental suppression of a keystone protist triggers mesopredator release and biotic homogenization in complex soil microbial communities

This study suppresses a low-abundance protist in soil microbial communities and observes mesopredator release and biotic homogenization, showing its keystone role.

Melanization interacts with soil mineral and microbial properties to determine fungal carbon and nitrogen persistence in soils

This study shows that fungal melanin content and soil mineral properties interact to influence the formation of fungal-derived mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM) in soils.