Ecology of mycorrhizae

Mycorrhizae are a hidden, but fundamental part of community dynamics.  Most of the studies conducted in this lab have concerned the linkages between mixed evergreen forest and chaparral, especially Arctostaphylos; or with conifer forests in Yellowstone National Park.

 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS (pdfs in main listing)

• Douglas, R.B., V. T. Parker, K. W. Cullings. 2005. Belowground ectomycorrhizal community structure of mature lodgepole pine and mixed conifer stands in Yellowstone National Park. Forest Ecology and Management 208 (2005) 303–317.
• Cullings, K.W., M. H. New, S. Makhija, and V. T. Parker 2003. Effects of litter addition on ectomycorrhizal associates of a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) stand in Yellowstone National Park. Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 2003 69: 3772-3776.
• Cullings, K. W., V. T. Parker, Shilpa Makhija and S. K. Finley. 2001. Effect of defoliation on the ectomycorrhizal community in a mixed Pinus contorta/Picea engelmannii forest in Yellowstone National Parker. Oecologia 127: 533-539.
• Cullings, K. W., D. R. Vogler, V. T. Parker and S. K. Finley. 2000. Specificity of ectomycorrhizal interactions in a mixed Pinus contorta/Picea engelmannii forest in Yellowstone National Parker. Applied Environmental Microbiology 66: 4988-4991.
• Byrd, K. B., V. T. Parker, D. R. Vogler, and K. W. Cullings. 2000. The influence off clear-cutting on ectomycorrhizal fungus diversity in a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) stand, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and Gallatin National Forest, Montana. Can. J. Bot. 78(2):149-156.
• Horton, T. R., T. Bruns and V. T. Parker. 1999. Ectomycorrhizal fungi in Arctostaphylos patches contribute to the establishment of Pseudotsuga menziesii. Canadian Journal of Botany 77: 93-102.