Soil Type Has a Stronger Role than Dipterocarp Host Species in Shaping the Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Community in a Bornean Lowland Tropical Rain Forest

The role that mycorrhizal fungal associations play in the assembly of long-lived tree communities is poorly understood, especially in tropical forests, which have the highest tree diversity of any ecosystem. The lowland tropical rain forests of Southeast Asia are characterized by high levels of spec...

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Main Authors: Adam L. Essene, Katherine L. Shek, J. D. Lewis, Kabir G. Peay, Krista L. McGuire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01828/full