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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in riparian forest restoration and soil carbon fixation

Felipe Luiz Braghirolli, Andressa Franzoi Sgrott, Rosete Pescador, Alexandre Uhlmann, Sidney Luiz Stürmer

01/Jun/2012

The arbuscular mycorrhizal association established between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF-phylum Glomeromycota) and plant roots plays an essential role in plant survival and nutrition. In this review, the idea is outlined that the triad “riparian forest-carbon sequestration-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi” should be taken into consideration as an environmentally compatible strategy for the recovery of areas formerly covered by riparian forests. We briefly discuss the soil classes found in riparian areas and the C input in terrestrial ecosystems. AMF play an important role […]