Claim · #6494196
Amanita muscaria · mutualism · Pinus sylvestris
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“amount of C allocated below ground was consistently greater in ECM”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 311
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Amanita muscaria is a well-documented ectomycorrhizal symbiont of Pinus sylvestris; carbon-for-nutrient exchange mechanism and below-ground C allocation measurement are biologically standard and source quote is consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Amanita muscaria is a well-documented ectomycorrhizal partner of Pinus sylvestris; mechanism and carbon-flux claim are biologically consistent with established ECM literature.”
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