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.
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Whitfield, J. Underground networking. Nature 449, 136–138 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/449136a
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