Increased snow and cold season temperatures alter High Arctic parasitic fungi – host plant interactions

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Moriana Armendariz, Mikel, Abbandonato, Holly, Yamaguchi, Takahiro, Mörsdorf, Martin Alfons, Aares, Karoline, Semenchuk, Philipp, Tojo, Motoaki, Cooper, Elisabeth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2021
• Subjects: Adventdalen; Arctic; Svalbard; Cassiope tetragona; Climate change
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23998; https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0027

In the Arctic, fungal mycelial growth takes place mainly during the cold season and beginning of growing season. Climate change induced increases of cold season temperatures may, hence, benefit fungal growth and increase their abundance. This is of particular importance for parasitic fungi, which ma...