Breaking new ground at the interface of dendroecology and mycology

Abstract

New insight on the mycorrhizal fungus-host association, expected to emerge from combining dendrochronology, wood anatomy and mycology, may help to understanding better and disentangle biotic, abiotic, and combined edaphic factors of the mutualistic relation between ectomycorrhizal fungi and their perennial partners.

Keywords: carbon allocation; dendroecology; dendrometer; ectomycorrhizal fungi; forest ecosystems; fungus–host symbiosis; mushroom growth; mycelial networks; mycology; perennial partners; phenology; tree rings; wood anatomy.