Eastern Washington University, Biology Department, Cheney, WA 99004, USA.
Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126, USA.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2022 Jul;37(7):582-589. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.03.004. Epub 2022 Apr 6.
Several decades of research across disciplines have overturned historical perspectives of symbioses dominated by binary characterizations of highly specific species-species interactions. This paradigm shift has unlocked the previously underappreciated and overlooked dynamism of fungal mutualisms such as mycorrhizae. Lichens are another example of important fungal mutualisms where reconceptualization is urgently needed to realize their potential as model systems. This reconceptualization requires both an objective synthesis of new data and envisioning a revised integrative approach that unifies the spectrum of ecology and evolution. We propose a ten-theme framework that if pursued would propel lichens to the vanguard of symbiotic theory.
几十年来，跨学科的研究颠覆了历史上对共生关系的观点，这些观点主要以高度特定的种间相互作用的二元特征来描述。这种范式转变揭示了以前被低估和忽视的真菌共生关系（如菌根）的动态性。地衣是另一个重要的真菌共生关系的例子，需要重新概念化，以实现它们作为模型系统的潜力。这种重新概念化既需要客观地综合新数据，又需要设想一种修订后的综合方法，将生态学和进化的范围统一起来。我们提出了一个十主题框架，如果实施，将推动地衣成为共生理论的前沿。
