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Mychorrhizal fungi exerts flipped PS : Part II

Hidden Partners: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plants
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The general public does not often consider the possibility of fungi acting as invasive species and/or allowing invasive plant species to spread in a non-native area. From European colonization in the late 1500's and continuing today with massive ocean freighters and airplanes, humans have been the major vector for plant and fungal movements on a intercontinental scale. Ballast, agricultural and horticultural introductions, accidental releases, and contaminated shipping material have all contributed to the introduction of invasive species. Although these introductions can often have drastic and disastrous consequences, invasive mychorrhizal fungi often spread unnoticed, beneath the ground and out of sight.
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http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/hcol/mycorrhizae6.asp.html