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Using ectomycorrhizae to improve the restoration of Neotropical coastal zones
Author(s) -
Weidlich Emanuela W. A.,
Mioto Paulo T.,
Furtado Ariadne N. M.,
Ferst Lara M.,
Ernzen João P.,
Neves Maria A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
restoration ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1526-100X
pISSN - 1061-2971
DOI - 10.1111/rec.13284
Subject(s) - ectomycorrhizae , restoration ecology , atlantic forest , ecology , vegetation (pathology) , forest restoration , geography , biology , agroforestry , ecosystem , mycorrhiza , forest ecology , symbiosis , paleontology , medicine , pathology , bacteria
As restoration ecology begins to engage more formally with the role of belowground interactions, we note that there is an even greater gap in knowledge of the role ectomycorrhizae (ECMs) have in ecological restoration in the Neotropical region. Even though there are a few records of ECMs in the Neotropics not much is known about their function. Here we highlight the underestimated importance of ECMs in Neotropical coastal zones, discuss how we could use the vegetation on the coast of the Atlantic Forest, called restinga , as a model to investigate tropical ECMs, and explore further possibilities that can be used in restoration projects.