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Jul 2026
Forb species benefit more than grasses from a diverse arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community in semi-arid grasslands
Abstract. In exchange for the carbon assimilated by plants, mycorrhizal fungi increase plant nutrient supply, protect them against pathogens and drought, and influence soil formation and aggregation, among other benefits. These processes, in turn, affect the diversity of vegetation and various ecosystem functions, incl...
Yelyzaveta Shpilkina, Martti Vasar, Sergio Asensio et al.
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