@article{Field:2015:10.1016/j.tree.2015.05.007, author = {Field, KJ and Pressel, S and Duckett, JG and Rimington, WR and Bidartondo, MI}, doi = {10.1016/j.tree.2015.05.007}, journal = {Trends in Ecology & Evolution}, pages = {477--486}, title = {Symbiotic options for the conquest of land}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.05.007}, volume = {30}, year = {2015} }
TY - JOUR AB - The domination of the landmasses of Earth by plants starting during the Ordovician Period drastically altered the development of the biosphere and the composition of the atmosphere, with far-reaching consequences for all life ever since. It is widely thought that symbiotic soil fungi facilitated the colonization of the terrestrial environment by plants. However, recent discoveries in molecular ecology, physiology, cytology, and paleontology have brought into question the hitherto-assumed identity and biology of the fungi engaged in symbiosis with the earliest-diverging lineages of extant land plants. Here, we reconsider the existing paradigm and show that the symbiotic options available to the first plants emerging onto the land were more varied than previously thought. AU - Field,KJ AU - Pressel,S AU - Duckett,JG AU - Rimington,WR AU - Bidartondo,MI DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2015.05.007 EP - 486 PY - 2015/// SN - 0169-5347 SP - 477 TI - Symbiotic options for the conquest of land T2 - Trends in Ecology & Evolution UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.05.007 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/40962 VL - 30 ER -
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