Species Interactions of Mycoheterotrophic Plants: Specialization and its Potential Consequences
Species Interactions of Mycoheterotrophic Plants: Specialization and its Potential Consequences
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真菌异养植物的物种相互作用:专业化及其潜在后果
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-5209-6_7
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发表时间:
2013
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
M. Bidartondo
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作者:
Richard J. Waterman;M. R. Klooster;Heiko Hentrich;M. Bidartondo
Mycoheterotrophic plants are defined by their unique species interactions—the majority have evolved to exploit plant–fungal mutualisms for carbon resources. A phylogenetically diverse group of plants have evolved mycoheterotrophism, and a wide variety of fungi have been exploited. Mycoheterotrophy is often associated with high specificity towards particular fungi, and this is likely to have consequences for other aspects of these plants’ biology, such as distribution patterns, and diversification. It has also been speculated that it will impact the wider network of species interactions that these plants engage in, such as those with pollinators. For example, it has long been hypothesized that mycoheterotrophic plants should be predisposed to either self-pollination or a generalist pollination strategy. We review the evidence for these hypotheses and discuss various case-studies into the interaction networks of these plants. It is clear that the mycoheterotrophic lifestyle has consequences for these plants beyond their nutrition. As such, mycoheterotrophy offers excellent case-studies into the effects of a specialized interaction on multiple aspects of plant ecology and evolution, including pollination, herbivory, and speciation.