Do mycorrhizal fungi create below-ground links between native plants and <i>Acacia longifolia</i>? A case study in a coastal maritime pine forest in Portugal

Maritime pine forests are a major ecosystem throughout the Portuguese coast and are severely affected by the invasion of <i>Acacia longifolia</i>. The presented study investigated the diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) of major plant species in these ecosystems to find possible...

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Main Authors: P. Carvalho, R. Martins, A. Portugal, M. T. Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-06-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:https://www.web-ecol.net/18/105/2018/we-18-105-2018.pdf