Biocomplexity of Plant-Fungal Interactions (eBook)

Darlene Southworth is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Southern Oregon University

Contributors vii

Introduction 1
Darlene Southworth

1. Fungal Endophytes as a Driving Force in Land Plant Evolution: Evidence from the Fossil Record 5
Michael Krings, Thomas N. Taylor, and Nora Dotzler

2. Molecular Interactions in Mycorrhizal Development 29
Jonathan M. Plett and Francis Martin

3. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Grassland Ecosystems 59
R. Michael Miller, Gail W.T. Wilson, and Nancy C. Johnson

4. Mycorrhizal Networks and Seedling Establishment in Douglas-fir Forests 85
Suzanne W. Simard

5. Biology of Mycoheterotrophic and Mixotrophic Plants 109
Hugues B. Massicotte, R. Larry Peterson, Lewis H. Melville, and Daniel L. Luoma

6. Fungi and Leaf Surfaces 131
Ryan W. Shepherd and George J. Wagner

7. Fungal Influence on Plant Tolerance to Stress 155
Russell J. Rodriguez, Claire J. Woodward, and Regina S. Redman

8. Fungi, Plants, and Pollinators: Sex, Disease, and Deception 165
Tobias J. Policha and Bitty A. Roy

9. Dynamic Interplay in a Multivariate World: Case Studies in Mycorrhizal and Endophytic Fungal Interactions with Herbivores 185
Louis J. Lamit and Catherine A. Gehring

10. Defining Complex Interactions between Plants and Fungi 205
Darlene Southworth

Index 215

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