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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk · contribs) 15:57, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Happy to offer a review.

  • Do we know Schröter's full name? Worth a redlink?
  • "hydnaceous" is unexplained jargon
  • I'm struggling to follow Banker's slightly convoluted language- could you double-check the quote?
  • The text is correct as quoted; I think it's his use of "as" instead of "because" which makes it sound odd. I could just put into my own words if you think that would help. Sasata (talk) 18:16, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is "stalk" worth linking in this case? I also note that you switch from "stalk" to "stipe".
  • Do you have a source for the inedibility?
  • "protuberances" is a little jargony. "thin-walled" is perhaps also unclear.
  • Would "coniferous woodland" not be preferred to "conifer woods"? This may be a dialectical difference.
  • Another jargon issue: For people who are neither biologists nor gardeners, "poor soil" is a slightly mysterious phrase.
  • "stipitate hydnoid fungi" Jargon?
  • "These areas generally lack dwarf shrubs, promote the vigorous growth of mosses, and reindeer lichens in the center of large mats." Unclear?
  • "The presence of the fungus changes the nature of the soil: it has a thinner humus layer, slows groundwater penetration, decreases the soil pH, and increases the level of root respiration as well as the quantity of roots." Also unclear- I think you shift the focus of the sentence from the fungus to the soil and back again.
  • So, to be clear, this is simultaneously mycorrhizal and saprotrophic?
  • Maybe, but more information is needed ... it's known as ectomycorrhizal with saprotrophic characteristics: "The morphological colonization of fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) by H. ferrugineum, with normal EcM formation at the leading edge of the fungal mat and the atrophy and death of colonized roots at the trailing edge of the fungal mat [120], indicates a type of EcM formation that shows saprotrophic characteristics as the mat advances and leaves behind a zone of formerly colonized soil." However, this is only based on limited studies, and with only one type of tree host, so it would be premature to make any general conclusions. Sasata (talk) 18:16, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sources generally look great- the only little comment is that you sometimes include translations for non-English titles but sometimes do not.

Generally very strong, as ever. I'll be happy to promote once the above issues have been dealt with. I assume you realise that the lead image has been nominated for FP status? J Milburn (talk) 15:57, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]