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Ecosystem Services in Eucalyptus Planted Forests and Mixed and Multifunctional Planted Forests
Forests may provide ecosystem services (ES) at different levels. The current trend of reduction in natural forest cover and expansion of forest plantations forces the forest managers to implement plans that ma...
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Mycorrhiza in Mixed Plantations
Mycorrhiza is a mutualistic symbiosis found in about 90% of the terrestrial plants. The arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) and ectomycorrhiza (ECM), present in Eucalypt and Acacia, are the most studied in forests due ...
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Bioindicators of Soil Quality in Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees
The introduction of N2-fixing trees in Eucalyptus forest systems is a recent strategy that can improve the ecosystem survival and promote a more sustainable environment. In these systems, there is a strong interc...
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How deep can ectomycorrhizas go? A case study on Pisolithus down to 4 meters in a Brazilian eucalypt plantation
Despite the strong ecological importance of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, their vertical distribution remains poorly understood. To our knowledge, ECM structures associated with trees have never been reported i...