Mark M. Smits

Hasselt University — Belgium

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(16), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies(7), Lichen and fungal ecology(6), Building materials and conservation(6), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils(4)

Publications25 total

The soil organic matter decomposition mechanisms in ectomycorrhizal fungi are tuned for liberating soil organic nitrogen
The ISME Journal·2018· 214 citedOpen Access
PYQUAN: A rapid workflow around the AMDIS deconvolution software for high throughput analysis of pyrolysis GC/MS data
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis·2016· 16 cited
Ectomycorrhizal fungi decompose soil organic matter using oxidative mechanisms adapted from saprotrophic ancestors
New Phytologist·2015· 366 citedOpen Access
Belowground fungal communities in pioneer Scots pine stands growing on heavy metal polluted and non-polluted soils
Soil Biology and Biochemistry·2015· 40 cited
Impact of metal pollution on fungal diversity and community structures
Environmental Microbiology·2014· 63 cited
Deep Biosphere Record of In Situ Oceanic Lithosphere and Ophiolites
Elements·2014· 18 cited
Simulating ectomycorrhizal fungi and their role in carbon and nitrogen cycling in forest ecosystems
Canadian Journal of Forest Research·2014· 59 cited
Carbon availability triggers the decomposition of plant litter and assimilation of nitrogen by an ectomycorrhizal fungus
The ISME Journal·2013· 144 citedOpen Access
Nanoscale Observations of Extracellular Polymeric Substances Deposition on Phyllosilicates by an Ectomycorrhizal Fungus
Geomicrobiology Journal·2013· 31 cited
Genomics and Spectroscopy Provide Novel Insights into the Mechanisms of Litter Decomposition and Nitrogen Assimilation by Ectomycorrhizal Fungi
Soil biology·2013
Nanoscale channels on ectomycorrhizal‐colonized chlorite: Evidence for plant‐driven fungal dissolution
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres·2012· 33 citedOpen Access
Plant‐driven weathering of apatite – the role of an ectomycorrhizal fungus
Geobiology·2012· 112 cited
The ectomycorrhizal fungus <i>Paxillus involutus</i> converts organic matter in plant litter using a trimmed brown‐rot mechanism involving Fenton chemistry
Environmental Microbiology·2012· 204 citedOpen Access
High resolution characterization of ectomycorrhizal fungal-mineral interactions in axenic microcosm experiments
Biogeochemistry·2011· 42 cited
In situ atomic force microscopy measurements of biotite basal plane reactivity in the presence of oxalic acid
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta·2011· 29 cited
The fungal–mineral interface: challenges and considerations of micro-analytical developments
Fungal Biology Reviews·2009· 45 cited
Plant-driven fungal weathering: Early stages of mineral alteration at the nanometer scale
Geology·2009· 208 cited
Scale matters? Exploring scale effects of oxalate-mediated weathering
Lund University Publications (Lund University)·2009
Hydroxyapatite weathering by pine mycorrhizas-The role of oxalic acid.
Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles)·2009· 3 cited
The fungi-biotite interface: Nanoscale evidence of weathering
GeCAS·2008
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Frequent Co-authors

Jonathan R. Leake(12), Steven A. Banwart(9), Steeve Bonneville(8), François Rineau(6), Liane G. Benning(6), KV Ragnarsdottir(6), Per Persson(5), Anders Tunlid(5), Adele L. Duran(5), Terence J McMaster(5), Simon J. Haward(5), Firoz Shah(4), Tomas Johansson(4), César Nicolás(3), Robert Carleer(3), Jan V. Colpaert(3), Loredana Saccone(3), Salvatore A. Gazzè(3), Johan Bentzer(2), Björn Canbäck(2)