Fungal root symbionts of high-altitude vascular plants in the Himalayas

Abstract Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and dark septate endophytes (DSE) form symbiotic relationships with plants influencing their productivity, diversity and ecosystem functions. Only a few studies on these fungi, however, have been conducted in extreme elevations and none over 5500 m a.s.l.,...

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Main Authors: Milan Kotilínek, Inga Hiiesalu, Jiří Košnar, Marie Šmilauerová, Petr Šmilauer, Jan Altman, Miroslav Dvorský, Martin Kopecký, Jiří Doležal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06938-x