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TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
Volume 37, Issue 7, Pages 582-589Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.03.004
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- National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) [2115191, 2115190]
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [2115190, 2115191] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Several decades of research have shifted the perspective on symbiotic relationships, revealing the dynamism of fungal mutualisms such as mycorrhizae. Lichens, as important fungal mutualisms, require reconceptualization to realize their potential as model systems.
Several decades of research across disciplines have overturned historical perspectives of symbioses dominated by binary characterizations of highly specific species-species interactions. This paradigm shift has unlocked the previously underappreciated and overlooked dynamism of fungal mutualisms such as mycorrhizae. Lichens are another example of important fungal mutualisms where reconceptualization is urgently needed to realize their potential as model systems. This reconceptualization requires both an objective synthesis of new data and envisioning a revised integrative approach that unifies the spectrum of ecology and evolution. We propose a ten-theme framework that if pursued would propel lichens to the vanguard of symbiotic theory.
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