The tropics were long considered to have few ectomycorrhizal fungi, presumably due to a
paucity of ectomycorrhizal host plants relative to higher-latitude ecosystems. However, an …

Abstract Information about the diversity of tropical microbes, including fungi is relatively
scarce. This study addresses the diversity, spatial distribution and host preference of …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi have a worldwide distribution. However, the ecology of tropical
ECM fungi is poorly documented, limiting our understanding of the symbiotic associations …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi play major ecological roles in temperate and tropical
ecosystems. Although the richness of ECM fungal communities and the factors controlling …

In the fungal kingdom, the ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis has evolved independently in
multiple groups that are referred to as lineages. A growing number of molecular studies in …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, symbiotic mutualists of many dominant tree and shrub species,
exhibit a biogeographic pattern counter to the established latitudinal diversity gradient of …

This chapter compiles data on various aspects of ectomycorrhizal fungal taxa research,
carried out in South America (SA) since the first studies in the early 1900. Early research …

Tropical rainforests have been thought to have low prevalence and diversity of
ectomycorrhizal symbioses. However, to date, tropical regions have been poorly sampled for …

Mycorrhizal fungi play a key role in mineral nutrition of terrestrial plants, but the factors
affecting natural distribution, diversity and community composition of particularly tropical …

Contents Summary 1076 I. Introduction 1076 II. Historical overview 1077 III. Identities and
distributions of tropical ectomycorrhizal plants 1077 IV. Dominance of tropical forests by …