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bibliography; illustrations AUTHOR:Edith B. Allen REMARKS:[from ABSTRACT:] The diversity of mycorrhizal fungi does not follow patterns of plant diversity, and the type of mycorrhiza may regulate plant species diversity. For instance, coniferous forests of northern lattitudes may have more than 1000 species of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi where only a few ectomycorrhizal plant species dominate, but there are fewer than 25 species of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in tropical deciduous forests in Mexico with 1000 species.....The environmental adaptations of mycorrhizal fungi are often thought to be determined by their host plant, but we suggest that the physiology and genetics of the fungi themselves, along with their esponses to the plant and the environment, regulates their diversity....If one species of mycorrhizal fungus becomes extinct in a habitat, field experimental data on AM fungi suggest there may be significant shifts in how plants acquire resources and grow in that habitat."; This item is a reprint of a chapter in a book on soil biodiversity. |
Object Name |
reprint |
Author |
Allen, Edith B. |
Subjects |
Biological diversity Fungi forest, soil |
Title |
Patterns and regulation of mycorrhizal plant and fungal diversity /, The significance and regulation of soil biodiversity |
Published Date |
1995 |
Catalog Number |
PF459 |
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