IMIBIO-SL   20937
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLOGICAS DE SAN LUIS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
capítulos de libros
Título:
Chapter 1: Overview of the Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America
Autor/es:
LUGO M. A.; PAGANO, MARCELA
Libro:
Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America
Editorial:
Springer
Referencias:
Año: 2019; p. 1 - 27
Resumen:
The advances in plant cataloging and the increase of studies on mycorrhizain South America (SA) have led to the compilation of information to betterunderstand the native ecosystems and their constraints. Selected environmentsranging from natural to anthropized ecosystems were analyzed accordingto their fungal-endophyte-associations and fungal-symbionts occurrence inrelation to relevant physical-chemical properties of soils of the principal biomesin SA. Considering conservation units, no National Park is under continuousresearch in SA and few ones have been investigated for mycorrhizal symbioses.Ectomycorrhizas, with scant host-tree species in SA, are also investigated inArgentina and Chile forestry and mostly in exotic trees in Brazil. The studyof the mycorrhizas and mycorrhizal fungi ecology and their response toglobal change, which is urgently recommended, is still incipient. Further, thepublication revisions showed that Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, andEcuador are the countries with more published reports. Studies on mycorrhizashave developed largely; however, most of them were concerned with diversityand morphology, while the applications of mycorrhizas in environmental issuesare still limited. The cooperative work between researchers from the NorthernHemisphere and SA could lead to greater advances on the quick and improvedknowledge of the wonderful SA ecosystems and their mycorrhizas. Thischapter revises and discusses the advances in mycorrhizal fungi understandingdrawing on recent research