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Mycoheterotrophy The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi /

Over the course of evolution, several plant lineages have found ways to obtain water, minerals, and carbohydrates from fungi. Some plants are able exploit fungi to such an extent that they lose the need for photosynthesis. The ability of a plant to live on fungal carbon is known as mycoheterotrophy....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Merckx, Vincent (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mycoheterotrophy: An introduction
  • Taxonomy and classification
  • Biogeography and conservation
  • Subterranean morphology and mycorrhizal structures
  • Evolution and diversification
  • Progress and prospects for the ecological genetics of mycoheterotrophs
  • Species interactions of mycoheterotrophic plants - specialization and its potential consequences
  • The physiological ecology of mycoheterotrophy.