Leaf-cutter ants – mycorrhizal fungi: observations and research questions from an unexpected mutualism

Leaf-cutter ants (LCAs) are widely distributed and alter the physical and biotic architecture above and below ground. In neotropical rainforests, they create aboveground and belowground disturbance gaps that facilitate oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange. Within the hyperdiverse neotropical rainfores...

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Main Authors: Michael F. Allen, Hannah Shulman, Philip W. Rundel, Thomas C. Harmon, Emma L. Aronson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Fungal Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2023.1241916/full