title: Moving beyond the black-box: fungal traits, community structure, and carbon sequestration in forest soils.
authors: Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
authors: Christopher W
authors: CW
authors: Fernandez
authors: Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
authors: Peter G
authors: PG
authors: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D057965:Carbon Sequestration; D017753:Ecosystem; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000502:physiology*; D066188:Taiga
keywords: carbon cycle; microbial black-box; mycorrhizal fungi; soil organic matter; traits
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