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Long-distance dispersal and recolonization of a fire-destroyed niche by a mite-associated fungus.
Fungal biology - 1 Apr 2015
Aylward Janneke, Dreyer Léanne L, Steenkamp Emma T, Wingfield Michael J, Roets Francois
Abstract excerpt
The Fynbos Biome in the Core Cape Subregion of South Africa is prone to recurrent fires that can clear vast areas of vegetation. Between periods of fire, ophiostomatoid fungi colonize the fruiting structures of serotinous Protea species through arthropod-mediated dispersal. Using microsatellite markers, this study considered the process whereby a Protea-associated ophiostomatoid fungus, Knoxdaviesia proteae,...
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