Few studies have evaluated the influence of elevation and soil nutrient availability on C stocks
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The gap
Few studies have evaluated the influence of elevation and soil nutrient availability on C stocks in the context of mixed ectomycorrhizal (EM) and non-EM-associated forests in the neotropics, especially in the mountains.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 5 times in total.
Research trend
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Contrasting restoration strategies shape tree carbon recovery through different ecological pathways in subalpine forests (2026) · Journal of Applied Ecology · doi
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) trees differ in resource‐use strategies, nutrient economies and carbon allocation patterns, yet it remains unclear whether passive and active restoration lead to tree carbon recovery through similar or contrasting changes in AM‐ and EcM‐associated tree carbon stocks.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: carbon tree arbuscular mycorrhizal ectomycorrhizal trees differ resource strategies nutrient economies allocation patterns remains unclear - Climate‐induced shifts in ectomycorrhizal explorations from long to short strategies along an elevation gradient (2026) · New Phytologist · cited 1× · doi
Summary Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi colonize over 60% of tree stems globally, yet how their hyphal morphology varies across environments remains unclear, and current methods for defining EcM mycelial morphology and foraging space lack reliability.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: morphology summary ectomycorrhizal fungi colonize tree stems globally hyphal varies across environments remains unclear current - Soil and biomass carbon storage is much higher in Central American than Andean montane forests (2025) · Biogeosciences · cited 4× · doi
Few studies have evaluated the influence of elevation and soil nutrient availability on C stocks in the context of mixed ectomycorrhizal (EM) and non-EM-associated forests in the neotropics, especially in the mountains.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: evaluated influence elevation soil nutrient availability stocks context mixed ectomycorrhizal associated forests neotropics especially mountains
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