Colin Averill

This study evaluates how soil inoculation and basalt amendment affect mycorrhizal fungi in afforestation, finding host tree species identity strongly influences fungal communities more than the treatments.

The paper maps the distribution of mycorrhizal fungal taxa and forecasts future range shifts, finding that ectomycorrhizal fungi have smaller niches and will experience greater range loss under climate change.

The paper expands the global RNA virome by five-fold, identifying new clades of RNA bacteriophages and revealing novel virus-host interactions.