Individuals, populations, communities and function: the growing field of ectomycorrhizal ecology.
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The 21st New Phytologist symposium entitled ‘The ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungi’ attracted over 100 participants to Montpellier, France, for a two-day meeting in early December. Marc-André Selosse (Université Montpellier, France) and Ian Alexander (University of Aberdeen, UK) organized the talks around the classic ecological hierarchy of individuals, populations and communities. The meeting also struck a balance between trying to apply broad ecological theory to ectomycorrhizal fungi and investigating the unique aspects of the organisms and the interactions involved.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The New phytologist
دوره 182 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009