Ectomycorrhizal community composition and extramatrical hyphal proportion predict soil carbon stocks at the landscape scale

Robert A Barber; Benjamin C Underwood; James J Clarkson; Thomas D Brekke; Thomas L Weeks; Tim Wilkinson; Phil Wilkes; Gary Egan; Mark Lee; Isabel Openshaw; Guilherme Castro; Justin Moat; Martin I Bidartondo; Laura M Suz; Jill Kowal

doi:10.1111/1365-2435.70369

Ectomycorrhizal community composition and extramatrical hyphal proportion predict soil carbon stocks at the landscape scale

Robert A Barber
, Benjamin C Underwood
, James J Clarkson
, Thomas D Brekke
, Thomas L Weeks
, Tim Wilkinson
, Phil Wilkes
, Gary Egan
, Mark Lee
, Isabel Openshaw
, Guilherme Castro
, Justin Moat
, Martin I Bidartondo
, Laura M Suz
, Jill Kowal

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Original language	English
Journal	Functional Ecology
Early online date	8 Jun 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70369
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 8 Jun 2026

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Hotter Soils, Faster Flux: Conifer Plantation CO2 Shows a Greater Temperature Sensitivity than Broadleaf Woodland
Egan, G. & Lee, M., 2026, (Submitted) In: Global Change Biology.
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Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change at the Landscape Scale (‘Nature Returns’) Phase 2
Lee, M. (PI)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1/04/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
Nature-based solutions for climate change at the landscape scale
Lee, M. (PI)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1/10/21 → 31/03/24
Project: Research

Soil chemistry measurements from the Kew Wakehurst Ecosystem Observatory, UK, 2021-2024
Lee, M. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 25 Mar 2026
DOI: 10.5285/a6594b8e-3f42-432a-bfb3-7bd7a15ac03a
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Barber, R. A., Underwood, B. C., Clarkson, J. J., Brekke, T. D., Weeks, T. L., Wilkinson, T., Wilkes, P., Egan, G., Lee, M., Openshaw, I., Castro, G., Moat, J., Bidartondo, M. I., Suz, L. M., & Kowal, J. (2026). Ectomycorrhizal community composition and extramatrical hyphal proportion predict soil carbon stocks at the landscape scale. Functional Ecology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70369

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Ectomycorrhizal community composition and extramatrical hyphal proportion predict soil carbon stocks at the landscape scale

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Hotter Soils, Faster Flux: Conifer Plantation CO2 Shows a Greater Temperature Sensitivity than Broadleaf Woodland

Projects

Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change at the Landscape Scale (‘Nature Returns’) Phase 2

Nature-based solutions for climate change at the landscape scale

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Soil chemistry measurements from the Kew Wakehurst Ecosystem Observatory, UK, 2021-2024

Cite this