Networks of Power and Influence: ecology and evolution of symbioses between plants and mycorrhizal fungi

Please note that this is a draft programme. The topics, titles, timings and order are provisional and are subject to change. The confirmed programme will be published nearer the date of the meeting.

 

Wednesday 14th May

 

 

 

12:00–13:55

Registration

(a buffet lunch will be available from 12:00–13:50)

14:00–14:10

Welcome from organisers

 

 

 

 

Session 1

Mycorrhizae and soil ecology

 

 

 

14:10–14:40

Bernhard Schmid

Proximate and ultimate influence of soil organisms on plant biodiversity effects

14:40–15:10

Björn Lindahl

Carbon sequestration and mycorrhizal fungi

15:10–15:40

Wim van der Putten

Plant-soil feedback and the underlying network interactions

 

 

 

15:40–16:10

Break

 

 

 

 

16:10–16:40

Matthias Rillig

Mycorrhizal fungi and soil structure: tales of crumbs, traits and walnuts

16:40–17:10

Marcel van der Heijden

Soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

17:10–17:40

John Klironomos

Plant responses to mycorrhizal fungi along environmental gradients

17:40–17:55

Selected Poster Talk
Sydney Glassman

P59 A continental view of ectomycorrhizal fungal spore
banks: a quiescent functional guild with a strong
biogeographic pattern

17:55–18:30

Session 1 Discussion

 

 

 

 

18:30–20:30

Poster session, barbeque and drinks reception

 

 

 

Thursday 15th May

 

 

 

 

08:55–09:00

Announcements

 

 

 

 

Session 2

Mycorrhizal ecology

 

 

 

 

09:00–09:30

Nancy Johnson

Mycorrhizal phenotypes and the law of the minimum

09:30–10:00

Thorunn Helgason

Determinants of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community structure

10:00–10:30

Ian Dickie

Mycorrhizas in ecosystem development and retrogression

 

 

 

10:30–11:00

Break

 

 

 

 

11:00–11:30

Jim Bever

Dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its influence on plant community structure

11:30–12:00

David Johnson

Inter-plant communication through fungal networks and multi-trophic interactions

12:00–12:15

Selected Poster Talk
Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros

P31 Ecological understanding of root-infecting fungi
using trait-based approaches

12:15–12:50

Session 2 Discussion

 

 

 

 

12:50–14:10

Lunch

 

 

 

 

Session 3

Mycorrhizal ecology and evolution

 

 

 

 

14:10–14:40

Toby Kiers

The evolution and stability of microbial markets

14:40–15:10

Martin Bidartondo

On the origins of mycorrhizal symbioses.

15:10–15:40

Leho Tedersoo

Global distribution of soil fungi

 

 

 

15:40–16:10

Break

 

 

 

 

16:10–16:40

Maarja Öpik

Global diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities

16:40–17:10

Alicia Montesinos–Navarro

Disentangling community assembly: The application of ecological network theory to plant-AMF interactions

17:10–17:25

Selected Poster Talk
Ylva Lekberg

P61 Do arbuscular mycorrhizal networks make invasive
plants more powerful? Results from field surveys and a
meta-analysis

17:25–18:00

Session 3 Discussion

 

 

 

 

18:30

Meet outside Agroscope to travel to conference dinner at Zunfthaus zur Waag.

19:00

Conference dinner–Zunfthaus zur Waag

 

 

 

 

Friday 16th May

 

 

 

 

08:55–09:00

Announcements

 

 

 

 

Session 4

Mycorrhizal interactions: from evolution to physiology

 

 

 

09:00–09:30

Marc-André Selosse

Evolution of mycoheterotrophy

09:30–10:00

David Hibbett

Diversity and evolution of saprotrophic capabilities in ectomycorrhizal Agaricomycetes

10:00–10:30

Francis Martin

Unearthing the molecular language of mycorrhizal symbioses

 

 

 

10:30–11:00

Break

 

 

 

 

11:00–11:30

Ian Sanders

Why population and evolutionary genomics of AMF is important for feeding the planet

11:30–12:00

Maria Pozo

Modulation of plant immunity by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: impact on multitrophic interactions

12:00–12:30

Anders Tunlid

Genomics, enzymology and organic matter degradation

12:30–12:45

Selected Poster Talk
Rafael Valadares

P99 Transcriptome analyses suggest enhanced nutrient metabolism and alleviation of defense responses in Oeceoclades maculata (Orchidaceae) mycorrhizal roots

12:45–13:20

Session 4 Discussion

 

 

 

 

13:20–13:30

Closing remarks

 

13:30

End

(a lunch bag will be provided)