Mycorrhizas and Ecological Restoration in South America
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Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America: Biodiversity, Conservation, and Sustainable Food Production. ed. / Mónica Alejandra Lugo; Marcela Claudia Pagano. Springer International Publishing AG, 2022. p. 431-443 (Fungal Biology).
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T1 - Mycorrhizas and Ecological Restoration in South America
AU - Silva-Flores, Patricia
AU - Neves, Maria Alice
AU - Weidlich, Emanuela W. A.
AU - Fajardo, Laurie
AU - Acuña, Luis
AU - Aguilera, Paula
AU - Marín, César
AU - Godoy, Roberto
AU - Duarte, Milen
AU - Cabrera, Antonio
AU - Santelices, Rómulo
PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - Currently, effective ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems and the reduction of gas emissions have been considered solutions to mitigate and counteract the negative effects of climate change. Moreover, mycorrhizas are currently widely recognized as fundamental components of plant communities and key modulators of ecosystem functioning. Consequently, it is highly important to consider the mycorrhizal symbiosis in the context of effective ecological restoration. Evidence mostly from the northern hemisphere shows that using mycorrhizas in field experiments of restoration has positive effects on plant biomass as well as in community richness. The experiments from South America are scarce and come exclusively from Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, most of them showing positive effects on plant performance. The field experiments of ecological restoration from South America use mainly arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, with one exception for ectomycorrhizas; however, there is no evidence of the effects on the use of orchid and ericoid mycorrhizas. It is highlighted running experiments from Brazil with ectomycorrhizas and, certainly, future research questions in field settings within ecological restoration contexts should consider orchid and ericoid mycorrhizas.
AB - Currently, effective ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems and the reduction of gas emissions have been considered solutions to mitigate and counteract the negative effects of climate change. Moreover, mycorrhizas are currently widely recognized as fundamental components of plant communities and key modulators of ecosystem functioning. Consequently, it is highly important to consider the mycorrhizal symbiosis in the context of effective ecological restoration. Evidence mostly from the northern hemisphere shows that using mycorrhizas in field experiments of restoration has positive effects on plant biomass as well as in community richness. The experiments from South America are scarce and come exclusively from Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, most of them showing positive effects on plant performance. The field experiments of ecological restoration from South America use mainly arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, with one exception for ectomycorrhizas; however, there is no evidence of the effects on the use of orchid and ericoid mycorrhizas. It is highlighted running experiments from Brazil with ectomycorrhizas and, certainly, future research questions in field settings within ecological restoration contexts should consider orchid and ericoid mycorrhizas.
KW - Biology
KW - Restoration ecology
KW - Global Change
KW - Mycorrhizal fungi
KW - Ecosystems Research
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/45d8c444-135a-3ea1-9627-cbca1df4ea6a/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-12994-0_21
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-12994-0_21
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-031-12993-3
SN - 978-3-031-12996-4
T3 - Fungal Biology
SP - 431
EP - 443
BT - Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America
A2 - Lugo, Mónica Alejandra
A2 - Pagano, Marcela Claudia
PB - Springer International Publishing AG
ER -