Fungal diversity driven by bark features affects phorophyte preference in epiphytic orchids from southern China

Abstract Epiphytic orchids exhibit varying degrees of phorophyte tree specificity. We performed a pilot study to investigate why epiphytic orchids prefer or avoid certain trees. We selected two orchid species, Panisea uniflora and Bulbophyllum odoratissimum co-occurring in a forest habitat in southe...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Pecoraro, Hanne N. Rasmussen, Sofia I. F. Gomes, Xiao Wang, Vincent S. F. T. Merckx, Lei Cai, Finn N. Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90877-1