Mycena species can be opportunist-generalist plant root invaders
C. B. Harder, E. Hesling, S. S. Botnen, B. Dima, , T. K. von Bonsdorf-Salminen, T. Niskanen, S. Jarvis, K. Lorberau, A. P. Ouimette, A. Hester, E. A. Hobbie, A. Taylor, H. Kauserud
The paper investigates Mycena species' role as plant root invaders using metabarcoding and stable isotope analysis, finding they opportunistically invade roots and may occupy different ecological roles.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2021Ecology