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Effects of natural/anthropogenic stressors and a chemical contaminant on pre and post mycorrhizal colonization in wetland plants

Posted on:2014-04-14Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:University of North TexasCandidate:Twanabasu, Bishnu RamFull Text:PDF
GTID:1451390008460135Subject:Environmental Science
Abstract/Summary:
rbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, colonizing over 80% of all plants, were long thought absent in wetlands; however, recent studies have shown many wetland plants harbor arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) and dark septate endophytes (DSE). Wetland services such as biodiversity, shoreline stabilization, water purification, flood control, etc. have been estimated to have a global value of...
Keywords/Search Tags:Wetland
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