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Dr Massicotte's research interests include the structure and biodiversity of mycorrhizae, tree and rhizosphere biology, and forest mycology. He has published extensively in a number of international scientific journals.
- Mycorrhizae diversity and host linkages in Sub-Boreal forests of Central Interior B.C. (lodgepole pine and Sitka alder communities; black spruce-scrub birch communities).
- Biodiversity of ectomycorrhizal associations and rhizosphere bacterial populations in plant communities following wildfire and prescribed burning.
- Studies on root biomass and mycorrhizae abundance in coarse woody debris of the montane and subalpine forests in Central Interior B.C.
- Studies on anatomy and morphology of several mycorrhizal systems (Kobresia and Polygonum, Paxillus involutus, Rhizopogon species, Madrone and Douglas-fir).
- Morphological and molecular assessment of ectomycorrhizal diversity in mycoheterotrophic hosts (Indian pipe-Monotropa uniflora, Pinedrops-Pterospora andromedea).
- Impacts of winter harvesting practices on the snowpack profile and its thermal qualities on soil micro-climate, soil organisms and soil processes.
- Impact of fertilization and root form on growth and survival of white spruce.
- Descriptive study of protozoan diversity in forest soils, particularly the Testacean group.
- Studies using biochemical markers (ergosterol) to monitor ectomycorrhizae vitality and biomass.
- In vitro tree seedling inoculation with various symbiotic fungi (Rhizopogon spp., Truncocolumella spp.).
- Studies on tree host specificity using mycorrhizal fungi and dual culture models.
