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Nature 449, 136-138 (13 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449136a; Published online 12 September 2007
Fungal roles in soil ecology: Underground networking
John Whitfield1
- John Whitfield is the author of In the Beat of a Heart: Life, Energy, and the Unity of Nature.
Abstract
Above ground, plants compete for life-giving sunlight, but below the surface a more complex picture emerges. John Whitfield explores the role of mycorrhizae in plant ecology.
Under the deep shade of northern forests in North America and Europe, a tiny plant ekes out an existence. Orthilia secunda, the serrated wintergreen, is found huddled in the understorey of pines and birches, sending up a drab bundle of yellow-green flowers.
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