High‐resolution minirhizotrons advance our understanding of root‐fungal dynamics in an experimentally warmed peatland

investigated temporal variations in the abundance and growth of and with in Our investigation conducted against the of the and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments which (iv) a loss of mosses and (v) a decrease in black spruce aboveground biomass ( mariana In the present study, we focused on two automated, high-resolution minirhizotron tubes installed at the coldest and warmest ends of the experimental temperature gradient, respectively. The dark-green coniferous trees represent black spruce ( Picea mariana ) and the light-green and brown trees represent larch ( Larix laricina ). The small bushes represent ericaceous shrubs, the light-green plants represent Sphagnum mosses, and the light-green herbs represent graminoid species. The black root tips represent Cenoccoccum geophilum ectomycorrhizas that mostly associate with spruce while the light-colored root tips represent rhizomorph-forming ectomycorrhizas that mostly associate with larch. Created with BioRender.com

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