Mycorrhizal Ecology
Plants collaborate with many micro-organisms in the rhizosphere to form mutualistic associations. One of the best examples is the mycorrhizal symbio sis between plants and fungi. Here, fungi support plants with mineral nutri ents and other services and
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M.G.A. van der Heijden
I.R. Sanders (Eds.)
Mycorrhizal Ecology 1st Edition 2002, 2nd Printing 2003
With 59 Figures, 3 in Color, and 16 Tables
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Dr. Marcel G.A. van der Heijden Free University of Amsterdam Department of Systems Ecology Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences De Boelelaan 1087 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands Dr. Ian R. Sanders University of Lausanne Institute of Ecology Biology Building 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
Cover illustration: Marcel G.A. van der Heijden
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Preface
Plants collaborate with many micro-organisms in the rhizosphere to form mutualistic associations. One of the best examples is the mycorrhizal symbiosis between plants and fungi. Here, fungi support plants with mineral nutrients and other services and the fungi, in turn, receive photosynthates from the autotrophic plants. Mycorrhizal associations are common in almost all ecosystems and 80 % of all land plants associate with these mutualistic soil fungi. There is an increasing awareness among biologists, ecologists and mycologists that
