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Fungal-small mammal interrelationships with emphasis on Oregon coniferous forests

Creator:

Maser, Chris, Trappe, James M., and Nussbaum, Ronald A.

Abstract:

Most higher plants have evolved with an obligatory symbiotic relationship with my corrhizal fungi. Epigeous mycorrhiza formers have their spores dispersed by air currents, but hypogeous mycorrhizal fungi are dependent upon small mammals as primary vectors of spore dissemination. Mammalian mycophagists defecate within the coniferous forest ecosystem, spreading the viable...

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