Biography
Maarja has served as a member of New Phytologist's editorial board since 2013 and is a professor of Molecular Ecology and Director of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Tartu, Estonia.
Maarja's research addresses the interactions between plants and mycorrhizal fungi, with specific focus on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity patterns. Maarja pioneered one of the first public databases in the field, MaarjAM (Öpik et al., 2010), which is now widely used as a tool for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal identification and in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus ecological research.
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Next generation scientists
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Understanding arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: from natural biodiversity patterns to land management and societal needs and expectations
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Understanding arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: from natural biodiversity patterns to land management and societal needs and expectations
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Maarja Öpik to take up the position of New Phytologist Editor-in-Chief from January 2025
We are delighted to announce that Maarja Öpik will take up the position of Editor-in-Chief for an initial 5–year term.
