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Mycorrhizal fungal and tree root functional traits: Strategies for integration and future directions
dc.contributor.authorSchaffer-Morrison, Samuel A. Z.
dc.contributor.authorZak, Donald R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-03T21:07:53Z
dc.date.available2024-03-03 16:07:52en
dc.date.available2023-03-03T21:07:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.identifier.citationSchaffer-Morrison, Samuel A. Z. ; Zak, Donald R. (2023). "Mycorrhizal fungal and tree root functional traits: Strategies for integration and future directions." Ecosphere 14(2): n/a-n/a.
dc.identifier.issn2150-8925
dc.identifier.issn2150-8925
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/175873
dc.description.abstractPlant functional traits offer ecologists quantifiable characteristics that may be used to determine the underlying mechanisms and drivers of processes at scales ranging from individual plants to entire ecosystems. While research on belowground functional traits has increased in recent years, most of this work has not fully considered the traits of mycorrhizal fungi, key symbionts responsible for much nutrient uptake and soil exploration in trees. We argue that, because of the important role of mycorrhizae in resource uptake, the measurement of belowground plant traits without the inclusion of mycorrhizal fungal traits potentially misses key mechanistic factors affecting plant performance, which has implications across ecological scales. In doing so, we provide a synopsis of current and past work on plant root traits and mycorrhizal fungal traits. Finally, we suggest potential key fungal traits to be measured and possible methods for measurement as ways to address the current gaps in our knowledge.
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.
dc.subject.otherfungal traits
dc.subject.othermycorrhizal traits
dc.subject.otherroot traits
dc.subject.otherfunctional ecology
dc.subject.otherbelowground traits
dc.titleMycorrhizal fungal and tree root functional traits: Strategies for integration and future directions
dc.typeArticle
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEcology and Evolutionary Biology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScience
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/175873/1/ecs24437_am.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/175873/2/ecs24437.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ecs2.4437
dc.identifier.sourceEcosphere
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