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Diverse fungi underlie plant success

Soil fungi play a bigger role than expected in maintaining the diversity of plant communities.

References:

van der Heijden, M.G.A., J.N. Klironomos, et al. 1998. Mycorrhizal fungal diversity determines plant biodiversity, ecosystem variability and productivity. Nature 396(Nov. 5):69.

Sources:

John N. Klironomos
University of Guelph
Department of Botany
Ontario N1G 2W1
Canada

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 23, December 5, 1998, p. 366. Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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