Annals of Botany 91: 939-940, 2003
© 2003 Annals of Botany Company
Van der Heijden, M.G.A. and Sanders, I.R. (eds) Microrhizal ecology
Mycorrhizal ecology
van der Heijden MGA, Sanders IR, eds. 2002.
Berlin: Springer.
Euro 59·95 (softback). 469 pp.
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In his foreword to the volume, Philip Grime says: The most significant challenge for ecologists at the present time is to continue to exploit the many current opportunities for penetration into detailed mechanisms but simultaneously to actively promote integration . . . within ecological research. Mycorrhizal ecology is uniquely positioned . . . to provide a lead. The volume, edited by van der Heijden and Sanders, thus aims to meet the twin needs of scaling up, from detailed molecular science to the ecosystem, and demonstrating that the plant, as found in nature, is itself a community of organisms that interact with other such