Results From Green-Tree Retention Experiments: Ectomycorrhizal Fungi
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Fungi profoundly affect nearly all terrestrial ecological processes and events; accurate information on the fungal component is required to adequately understand how ecosystems function (Trappe and Luoma 1992). When fungal mycelia form particular associations with a host plant’s fine roots, a symbiotic organ forms, called a mycorrhiza. Through this structure the plant provides carbohydrates to the fungus, ABSTRACT
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