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Pickles, B. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-6455 and Simard, S. W. (2017) Mycorrhizal networks and forest resilience to drought. In: Johnson, N. C., Gehring, C. and Jansa, J. (eds.) Mycorrhizal Mediation of Soil - Fertility, Structure, and Carbon Storage. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 319-339. ISBN 9780128043127 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804312-7.00018-8

Pickles, B. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-6455 and Anderson, I. C. (2016) Spatial ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities. In: Martin, F. (ed.) Molecular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Wiley, pp. 363-386. ISBN 9781118951415 doi: 10.1002/9781118951446.ch20

Pickles, B. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-6455, Genney, D., Alexander, I. J. and Anderson, I. C. (2009) Spatial ecology of ectomycorrhizas: analytical strategies. In: Mycorrhizas - Functional Processes and Ecological Impact. Springer, Berlin, Germany, pp. 155-165. ISBN 9783540879770 doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-87978-7_11