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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics Of Fungal Communities And Their Effects On Plants, Kel Cook Nov 2020

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics Of Fungal Communities And Their Effects On Plants, Kel Cook

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Fungi perform several critical functions in the environment. Spatiotemporal distributions of fungal communities will mediate when and where these functions happen and how they vary across the landscape. I first explored tropical tree canopy fungal community variation at small spatial scales and documented near total turnover of fungi across sub-meter distances and among adjacent substrates. The second chapter analyzed fungal turnover over the course of three years, where community stability was driven primarily by abundant fungi. In the third chapter, I tested effects of the environment, including host plant and habitat, on canopy fungal communities and found only small effects, …