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TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
Volume 37, Issue 7, Pages 573-581Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.04.003
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- Natural Environmental Research Council [NE/S008543/1]
- National Science Foundation [DEB-1844531]
- Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowship (MYFUN) [835472]
- NERC [NE/S008543/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [835472] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
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This article discusses the definition and classification of mycorrhizal trait framework, highlighting its importance in understanding mycorrhizal symbioses.
Traits are inherent properties of organisms, but how are they defined for organismal networks such as mycorrhizal symbioses? Mycorrhizal symbioses are complex and diverse belowground symbioses between plants and fungi that have proved challenging to fit into a unified and coherent trait framework. We propose an inclusive mycorrhizal trait framework that classifies traits as morphological, physiological, and phenological features that have functional implications for the symbiosis. We further classify mycorrhizal traits by location - plant, fungus, or the symbiosis - which highlights new questions in trait-based mycorrhizal ecology designed to charge and challenge the scientific community. This new framework is an opportunity for researchers to interrogate their data to identify novel insights and gaps in our understanding of mycorrhizal symbioses.
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