A thirty-year survey reveals that ecosystem function of fungi predicts phenology of mushroom fruiting.

Mushroom fruiting, the reproduction of fungi, has broad implications for forest health, terrestrial biomass turnover, and global carbon cycle. However, little is known about the difference in phenology and environmental drivers of mushroom fruiting between functional guilds, e.g., ectomycorrhizal (E...

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Main Authors: Hirotoshi Sato, Shigeo Morimoto, Tsutomu Hattori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3507881?pdf=render