Symbioses are ubiquitous in nature and influence individual plants and populations. Orchids
have life history stages that depend fully or partially on fungi for carbon and other essential …

Most orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) are free-living decomposers that do not depend on
orchids for establishment or survival. Despite their importance for completion of the orchid …

The distribution and abundance of orchid populations depend on a suite of biological and
ecological factors, including seed production and dispersal, availability of mycorrhizal fungi …

Orchids form mycorrhizal symbioses with fungi in natural habitats that affect their seed
germination, protocorm growth, and adult nutrition. An increasing number of studies …

Orchid distribution and population dynamics are influenced by a variety of ecological factors
and the formation of holobionts, which play key roles in colonization and ecological …

Mycorrhizal fungi have substantial potential to influence plant distribution, especially in
specialized orchids and mycoheterotrophic plants. However, little is known about …

In epiphytic orchids, distinctive groups of fungi are involved in the symbiotic association.
However, little is known about the factors that determine the mycorrhizal community …

The spatial distribution of plants, which is often generated by patterns of seed recruitment, is
an important determinant of population dynamics, especially for orchids with seeds that must …

Because orchids are dependent on mycorrhizal fungi for germination and establishment of
seedlings, differences in the mycorrhizal communities associating with orchids can be …

Aim Interactions with mycorrhizal fungi are increasingly recognized as an important factor
underlying the distribution and abundance of orchid species. However, the geographical …