Articles with "mycorrhizal tragedy" as a keyword



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The mycorrhizal tragedy of the commons.

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Published in 2021 at "Ecology letters"

DOI: 10.1111/ele.13737

Abstract: Trees receive growth-limiting nitrogen from their ectomycorrhizal symbionts, but supplying the fungi with carbon can also cause nitrogen immobilization, which hampers tree growth. We present results from field and greenhouse experiments combined with mathematical modelling,… read more here.

Keywords: mycorrhizal tragedy; carbon; immobilization; tragedy commons ... See more keywords