Diversity and host range of foliar fungal endophytes: Are tropical leaves biodiversity hotspots?

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 541-549

  Arnold, A Elizabeth ^a,b   Lutzoni, F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; Barro Colorado Island; Diversity; Endophytic fungi; Host affinity; ITSrDNA; Latitudinal gradient; Richness; Symbiosis; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

BIODIVERSITY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST RANGE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANAMA; PLANT LEAF; SYMBIOSIS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTH AMERICA; PANAMA; PLANT LEAVES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; CENTRAL AMERICA; GATUN LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ASCOMYCOTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 34247175933     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-1459     Document Type: Article

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