Associations with mycorrhizal fungi can affect many aspects of plant ecology, including the structuring of plant communities at large spatial scales. Here, the authors use forest inventory plot data to show that tree species diversity is highest in plots with mixed presence of arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi, while plots with dominance by either fungal type have lower diversity.
- Alexis Carteron
- Mark Vellend
- Etienne Laliberté
