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The ectomycorrhizal fungi Gautieria monticola and Hysterangium setchellii both form dense hyphal mats in coniferous forest soils of the Pacific Northwest. We recently observed that all Douglas-fir seedlings found under the canopy of a maturing 60–75 year stand were associated with mats formed by ectomycorrhizal fungi. The significance of these mat communities in relation to seedling establishment and survival is discussed.
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Griffiths, R.P., Castellano, M.A. & Caldwell, B.A. Hyphal mats formed by two ectomycorrhizal fungi and their association with Douglas-fir seedlings: A case study. Plant Soil 134, 255–259 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012043
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