ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN SUCCESSIONAL STAGES OF CAATINGA IN THE SEMI-ARID REGION OF BRAZIL

Caatinga is an exclusively Brazilian biome with areas in accentuated process of desertification. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) act in plant succession by favoring the establishment of plant species typical of successional stages and by accelerating recovery leading to a climax stage. The object...

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Main Authors: Carla da Silva Sousa, Rômulo Simões Cezar Menezes, Everardo Valadares de Sá Barreto Sampaio, Francisco de Sousa Lima, Leonor Costa Maia, Fritz Oehl
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2014-01-01
Series:Ciência Florestal
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=53430144013