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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, an essential component of soil microflora in ecosystem restoration

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Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture

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A wide range of natural factors such as lightning-caused fires and geomorphic or palaeotectonic processes may affect the stability of natural ecosystems (Herrera et al. 1993). Additionally, human activities causing pollution of air, water and soil, and overuse of resources like grasslands or clear-cutting of forests have a strong impact on a wide range of ecosystems. They may become degraded to such an extent that spontaneous recovery is strongly limited, especially if the damaging agent is continuously present. In general, successful restoration requires the reconstruction of adequate biological, physico-chemical, hydrological and morphological conditions. Moreover, the presence of hazardous substances can necessitate chemical or bioremediated clean-up. A common reason for the failure of many restoration attempts is the neglect of the fact that the plant root systems are associated with a diverse community of active soil micro-organisms. It is well known that a functioning association between plants and rhizosphere micro-organisms can modify the substratum, facilitate plant establishment under hostile conditions, and counteract the stagnation of the succession.

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Turnau, K., Haselwandter, K. (2002). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, an essential component of soil microflora in ecosystem restoration. In: Gianinazzi, S., Schüepp, H., Barea, J.M., Haselwandter, K. (eds) Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8117-3_12

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