Functions and Mechanisms of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Succession of Exotic Invasive Plants
Exotic plant invasion causes serious environmental,economic and social problems,which is also a biological and ecological concern with respect to the impacts on native species and indigenous soil microorganisms.Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF),one of the most popular and important functional soil microorganisms,play multiple functions in ecosystems such as involvements of direct and indirect mechanisms in the succession of exotic plant invasion.This review summarizes the effects of AMF on the invaded plants at both individual and population levels,and their roles in enhancing or restraining plant invasion,as well as in competition between the invasive and native plants.Relationships between AMF and invasive plants,and environmental factors influencing their interactions are reviewed.The possible functional mechanisms of AMF in invasion succession of exotic plants are discussed.This study aims to contribute to the protection of biology and mycorrhizology,promoting research in the field and exploring new ways to control biological invasions.Therefore this essay may provide the insights in the roles of AMF in exotic plant invasion,and support related research in prevention,and control practices of plant invasion in China.
plant population formationecosystemsoilinvasive plantsnutrition mechanism
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