Biogeography of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

0480812 - BÚ 2018 RIV DE eng M - Monography Chapter
Kohout, Petr
Biogeography of Ericoid Mycorrhiza.
Biogeography of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Berlin: Springer, 2017 - (Tedersoo, L.), s. 179-193. Ecological Studies, 230. ISBN 978-3-319-56362-6
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Keywords : mycorrhiza * Ericaceae * biogeography
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany

Ericoid mycorrhizal symbiosis occurs on all continents, except Antarctica. Although ErM plants species richness is the highest in tropical and subtropical regions, they also represent an important vegetation component in temperate and arctic regions. Compared to well-known biogeography of ErM plants, we have very limited knowledge about the diversity and distribution of ErM fungi. Preliminary insights indicate that some ErM fungal species (Rhizoscyphus ericae) have a very broad distribution range. On the contrary, some species have much narrower distribution range restricted to a single hemisphere (Meliniomyces variabilis) or continent (Cairneyella variabilis).
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