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Symbioses make the world go round
Joanna WeremijewiczUniversity of Miami
A close relationship between two different species
Parasitism (+/-)
Mutualism (+/+)
Commensalism (+/0)
Plants need symbioses for growth
Fungus hyphae (cells)
Plant root
Mycorrhizal fungi
Without mycorrhizal fungi
Withmycorrhizal
fungi
Mycorrhizal networks can
connect plants
belowground
Several
large plants
Many small
plants
Freq
uenc
y (%
)
Plant weight (g)
Competition is INCREASED when plants are connected by mycorrhizal networks
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