Mycotrophy of endemic plants of the white sand savannas of Pinar del Río, Cuba ; Micotrofía de plantas endémicas de las sabanas de arenas blancas de Pinar del Río, Cuba

The knowledge of mycorrhizal status of plants is very important both from ecological and conservation point of view, even more for endangered species and fragile ecosystems. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate and characterize the arbuscular mycorrhizal status of 20 Cuban endemic species present in the white sand savannas of Sabanalamar, Pinar del Río. Plants were sampled in October 2009 (end of the rainy season) and April 2010 (end of the following dry season). All species were arbuscular mycotrophic, and most of them showed high values of mycorrhizal colonization and visual density. No relati... Mehr ...