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Individuals, populations, communities and function: the growing field of ectomycorrhizal ecology
Author(s) -
Bruns Thomas D.,
Kennedy Peter G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02788.x
Subject(s) - ecology , biology , field (mathematics) , functional ecology , population , sociology , ecosystem , demography , mathematics , pure mathematics
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.