Main fungal partners and different levels of specificity of orchid mycorrhizae in the tropical mountain forests of Ecuador
Orchids are a main component of the diversity of vascular plants in Ecuador with approximately 4000 species representing about 5.3% of the orchid species described worldwide. More than a third of these species are endemics. As orchids, in contrast to other plants, depend on mycorrhizal fungi already...
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| Main Author: | Suarez Chacon, J. (author) |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/18705 |
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