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Mycorrhizal preference promotes habitat invasion by a native Australian orchid: Microtis media.
Annals of botany - 1 Mar 2013
De Long Jonathan R, Swarts Nigel D, Dixon Kingsley W, Egerton-Warburton Louise M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Mycorrhizal specialization has been shown to limit recruitment capacity in orchids, but an increasing number of orchids are being documented as invasive or weed-like. The reasons for this proliferation were examined by investigating mycorrhizal fungi and edaphic correlates of Microtis media, an Australian terrestrial orchid that is an aggressive ecosystem and horticultural weed. METHODS:...
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