How Mycorrhizal Associations Influence Orchid Distribution and Population Dynamics.

ABSTRACT: 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 community construction. Seed germination, seedling establishment, reproduction, and survival of orchid species are strongly dependent on orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF), with mycorrhizal cheating increasingly observed in photosynthetic orchids. Therefore, changes in the composition and abundance of OMF can have profound effects on orchid distribution and fitness. Network analysis is an important tool for the study of interactions between plants, microbes, and the environment, because of the insights that it can provide into the interactions and coexistence patterns among species. Here, we provide a comprehensive ov

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8138319 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature