Variation in nutrient-acquisition patterns by mycorrhizal fungi of rare and common orchids explains diversification in a global biodiversity hotspot | Zendy

Siti Nurfadilah | Zendy; N Swarts | Zendy; Kingsley W. Dixon | Zendy; Hans Lambers | Zendy; David J. Merritt | Zendy

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Variation in nutrient-acquisition patterns by mycorrhizal fungi of rare and common orchids explains diversification in a global biodiversity hotspot

Author(s) -

Siti Nurfadilah,

N Swarts,

Kingsley W. Dixon,

Hans Lambers,

David J. Merritt

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct064

Subject(s) - biology , nutrient , obligate , ecology , ecosystem , biomass (ecology) , botany

Many terrestrial orchids have an obligate requirement for mycorrhizal associations to provide nutritional support from germination to establishment. This study will investigate the ability of orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) to utilize a variety of nutrient sources in the nutrient-impoverished (low organic) soils of the Southwest Australian Floristic Region (SWAFR) in order to effectively compete, survive and sustain the orchid host.

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