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Figure 1 Mean per cent mass remaining of necromass from the six ectomycorrhizal fungal species. Individual points show the average of EMF mass remaining, error bars show the standard error.
Figure 2. Initial concentrations [mg/g] of the secondary compounds within mycorrhizal fungal necromass
Figure 3. Concentration [mg component / g total mass] of the secondary compounds from the necromass of ECM fungal species during the decomposition process.
Figure 4. The relationship between chitin concentration and average weekly decomposition (% mass loss) of EM fungal necromass.