Assessing the Importance of Native Mycorrhizal Fungi to Improve Tree Establishment after Wildfires.

ABSTRACT: The Chilean matorral is a heavily threatened Mediterranean-type ecosystem due to human-related activities such as anthropogenic fires. Mycorrhizal fungi may be the key microorganisms to help plants cope with environmental stress and improve the restoration of degraded ecosystems. However, the application of mycorrhizal fungi in the restoration of the Chilean matorral is limited because of insufficient local information. Consequently, we assessed the effect of mycorrhizal inoculation on the survival and photosynthesis at set intervals for two years after a fire event in four native woody plant species, namely: Peumus boldus, Quillaja saponaria, Cryptocarya alba, and Kageneckia oblonga, all dominant species of the matorral. Additionally, we assessed the enzymatic

SUBMITTER: Atala C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10144394 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature