Pteridophyte fungal associations: Current knowledge and future perspectives

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 666-678

  Pressel, Silvia ^a   Bidartondo, Martin I ^b,c   Field, Katie J ^d   Rimington, William R ^a,b,c   Duckett, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

functional studies; fungal associations; Glomeromycota; Mucoromycotina; mutualisms; mycorrhizas; pteridophytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85005842190     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jse.12227     Document Type: Review

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