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Scope It is estimated that there may be as many as 10,000 species of ectomycorrhizal fungi worldwide, and the ectomycorrhizal habit has arisen in several lineages during fungal evolution. These fungi are central components of carbon and nutrient cycles in many of the world’s forest and woodland ecosystems, in both temperate and tropical regions. The application of molecular techniques to the study of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the field in recent years has resulted in an explosion of information on the numbers and distribution of species, and on the composition and structure of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities. In this meeting will bring together leading researchers to look for some general principles, to learn from other systems, and to identify the important unanswered questions. The meeting is structured around the classic hierarchy of Individuals, Populations and Communities. Symposium format The symposium will take place over two days at Centre for Functional Ecology and Evolution, Montpellier, France. Ten invited talks will form the basis of discussion at what will be a relatively small meeting (up to 100 participants). Following each 45-minute talk there will be a 15-minute period for discussion rather than the usual brief question time. In this way we hope to provide a lively forum for exchanging ideas and discussing new approaches. There will also be a poster session and conference dinner on the Thursday evening. Contact If you would like to receive further information relating to this meeting please get in touch with Holly Slater (New Phytologist) – newphytsymp@lancaster.ac.uk New Phytologist Central Office |
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| Mycorrhizal ecology logo produced by APPS. Illustrations: Ectomycorrhizal system of Suillus variegatus on Pinus sylvestris courtesy of Andy Taylor. Krigged map of the relative abundance of Cortinarius mycorrhizas in a 20m x 20m area of Scots pine courtesy of Brian Pickles. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) profiles for partial fungal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences from Bastias et al., 2006. Sporocarps of Amanita regalis growing in mixed forest in central Sweden courtesy of Andy Taylor. Piloderma fallax ectomycorrhizas and extraradical mycelium on Pinus sylvestris courtesy of Andy Taylor. Relationship between genet distribution of sporocarps and ectomycorrhizas of Suillus pictus from Hirose et al., 2004. |
