Roger Finlay

Presentation
Current research interests:
- Mycorrhizal symbiosis
- Ectomycorrhizal - bacterial interactions
- Carbon allocation in ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
- Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of bacterial - fungal and fungal - fungal interactions
- Role of fungi in mineral weathering
Current projects
Competition between the mycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal communities of boreal forest soils
with Erica Sterkenburg, Karina Clemmensen and Björn Lindahl
Decomposition of fungal mycelium in boreal forest soil
with Petra Fransson, Björn Lindahl and Shahid Mahmood
Effects of plant rotation on community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal community structure
with Juan Santos and Kerstin Huss-Danell
Elevated nitrogen inputs – their impact on microbe-mineral-plant interactions and nutrients mobilisation
with Shahid Mahmood, Catarina Martins and Jim Prosser
Fungal community structure and phosporus availability in a sand dune chronosequence
with Anna Rosling, Audrius Menkis, Karelyn Cruz-Marinez, Karina Clemmensen and Rimvydas Vasaitis
Functional diversity of ‘active’ ectomycorrhizal mycelial networks and associated bacterial communities involved in granite weathering
with Shahid Mahmood
Fungal successions in a long-term boreal forest chronosequence
with Karina Clemmensen, Björn Lindahl, Adam Bahr, Håkan Wallander, Alf Ekblad, Anders Dahlberg, Jan Stenlid and David Wardle
Interactions between fungal pathogens and bacterial antagonists - their influence on oilseed rape emergence and early establishment
with Saraswoti Neupane, Sadhna Alström and Björn Andersson
Managing soil microbial activity to enhance nutrient acquisition and sustainable pathogen control
with Srivathsa Nallanchakravarthula, Juan Santos, Sadhna Alström and Dan Funck Jensen
Microbial communities colonising bedrocks – their role in biogeochemical cycling of nutrients in Swedish forests
with Shahid Mahmood
Tree-fungi-soil interactions in the subarctic-alpine forest-heath ecotone
with Karina Clemmensen, Anders Michelsen and Björn Lindahl
Towards minimising the negative effects of forest fertilisation on ectomycorrhizal fungi
with Cajsa Lithell and Andy Taylor
Wood-decay fungi in living tree roots with special emphasis on root-rot biocontrol agent Phlebiopsis gigantea
with Audrius Menkis, Daiva Burokiené, Anna Rosling Jan Stenlid´and Rimvydas Vasaitis
EU - projects:
BACCARA - Effects of tree diversity on mycorrhizal communities
Ecofinders - Aims to increase the understanding of the role of soil biodiversity in ecosystem functioning