Symposium
Pierre-Luc Chagnon
Professeur adjoint
Département des Sciences Biologiques
Université de Montréal et Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Pierre-Luc Chagnon
Professeur adjoint
Département des Sciences Biologiques
Université de Montréal et Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
The last decade has been one of increasing awareness that fungi, even within specific guilds (e.g., pathogens, mycorrhizal fungi, saprotrophs), differ widely in their morphology and life-history. There are now many research groups aiming at describing trait syndromes and life-history strategies, as fungal traits have implications for ecosystem functioning and global change. In the last 2-3 years, there have been major papers evaluating fungal strategies, gathering databases on fungal traits, and presenting opinion pieces about ways to move forward in fungal ecophysiology. There is thus a great opportunity to take advantage of ESA's conference to gather fungal ecologists and feed further discussion on fungal traits and life-history strategies. Only through collaborative thinking and work will we develop the right research agenda to catch-up with the major trait-based work that has been done in plant ecophysiology and community ecology in the last 60 years.
Presenting Author: Justine Karst, Ph.D. – Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta
Presenting Author: Bala Chaudhary – Dartmouth College
Co-author: E. Penelope Holland – University of York
Co-author: Suw Charman-Anderson – Finding Ada Network
Co-author: Aidee Guzman – University of California, Berkeley
Co-author: Tanya E. Cheeke – Washington State University
Co-author: Thorunn Helgason – University of York
Presenting Author: Pierre-Luc Chagnon – Université de Montréal et Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV)
Co-Author: Julie Messier – University of Waterloo
Presenting Author: Hiba Benmohamed – Université de Montréal