Occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

• Published in: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 1737 - 1743
• Main Authors: BARBOSA, MARISÂNGELA V., PEREIRA, ELISMARA A., CURY, JULIANO C., CARNEIRO, MARCO A.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Academia Brasileira de Ciências 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Antarctic Regions; Antarctica; Biodiversity; Deschampsia antarctica; low temperatures; MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES; Mycorrhizae - classification; mycorrhizal fungi; Soil Microbiology; mycorrhizal fungi; low temperatures; Antarctica; Deschampsia antarctica

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi make up an important ecological niche in ecosystems, and knowledge of their diversity in extreme environments is still incipient. The objective of this work was to evaluate the density and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the soil of King George Island in the...