About the Authors
- Riikka Linnakoski
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* E-mail: riikka.linnakoski@helsinki.fi
Affiliations Department of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Saila Mahilainen
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Affiliation School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
- Alison Harrington
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Affiliation Watson Foundation, New York, United States of America
- Henri Vanhanen
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Affiliation Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Joensuu, Finland
- Miikka Eriksson
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Affiliation School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty, University of Eastern Finland, Savonlinna, Finland
- Lauri Mehtätalo
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Affiliation School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
- Ari Pappinen
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Affiliation School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
- Michael J. Wingfield
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RL SM HV ME. Performed the experiments: SM AH HV ME. Analyzed the data: RL SM LM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AP MJW. Wrote the paper: RL SM AH HV ME LM AP MJW. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: RL. Obtained permission for the field work: HV.