Publications by authors named "Jean C Rodriguez-Ramos"
Interactions between mutualistic bark beetles and ophiostomatoid fungi have received considerable attention in recent years. Studies have shown how volatile organic compounds emitted from mutualist fungi affect the behaviors of several bark beetle species. However, we currently lack sufficient knowledge regarding whether bark beetle pheromones can influence mutualist fungi.
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- Disturbances in boreal forests, like bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires, impact belowground processes and alter soil fungal communities.
- Different types of disturbances lead to shifts in the dominance of fungal groups, notably a decline in ectomycorrhizal fungi and an increase in saprotrophic fungi.
- The degradation of the soil organic layer during disturbances correlates with changes in fungal biomass and community composition, influencing carbon and nutrient dynamics in the ecosystem.
Plant interactions using volatile organic compounds, particularly in the context of kin recognition have received considerable attention in recent years, but several discrepancies and conflicting results have restricted our understanding. We propose that some of these discrepancies in literature are in part due to integral spatial characteristics of sites, and plant attributes. Chemotypic plasticity is commonly used to characterize kin, particularly in conifers.
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