Missing checkerboards? An absence of competitive signal in Alnus-associated ectomycorrhizal fungal communities

A number of recent studies suggest that interspecific competition plays a key role in determining the structure of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities. Despite this growing consensus, there has been limited study of ECM fungal community dynamics in abiotically stressful environments, which are...

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Main Authors: Peter Kennedy, Nhu Nguyen, Hannah Cohen, Kabir Peay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/686.pdf