Fungal diversity in the rhizosphere of endemic plant species of Tenerife (Canary Islands): relationship to vegetation zones and environmental factors

Christin Zachow; C. Berg; Henry Müller; Remo Meincke; M. Komon-Zelazowska; I.S. Druzhinina; C.P. Kubicek; Gabriele Berg

doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2008.87

Fungal diversity in the rhizosphere of endemic plant species of Tenerife (Canary Islands): relationship to vegetation zones and environmental factors

Christin Zachow, C. Berg, Henry Müller, Remo Meincke, M. Komon-Zelazowska, I.S. Druzhinina, C.P. Kubicek, Gabriele Berg

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Knowledge about fungal diversity scaling relationships relative to that of plants is important to understand ecosystem functioning. Tenerife Island, a natural laboratory to study terrestrial biodiversity, is represented by six different vegetation zones characterized by specific abiotic conditions and plant communities with a high proportion of endemic plants. Little is known about the biodiversity of associated fungi. To understand the relationship between plant and fungal communities, we analysed soil/rhizosphere fungi from all vegetation zones. From 12 sampling points dispersed on the whole island, molecular analysis of fungal communities was determined by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis using universal and specific primers for Trichoderma. The highly diverse fungal communities were mainly characterized by ectomycorrhiza-forming Basidiomycota and a high proportion of yet-unidentified …

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-92
Journal	The ISME Journal
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2008.87
Publication status	Published - 2009

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