Revisiting the 'direct mineral cycling' hypothesis: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonize leaf litter, but why?

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University, 516 High St., MS-9181, Bellingham, WA, 98225, USA. rebecca.bunn@wwu.edu.
• ² Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University, 516 High St., MS-9181, Bellingham, WA, 98225, USA.
• ³ MPG Ranch, Missoula, MT, USA.
• ⁴ Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.
• ⁵ Department of Biology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.