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 alre...
Main Authors: | Suárez, Juan Pablo, Kottke, Ingrid |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | spa |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2016
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Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/26014 |
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