This new book shows the work done by researchers dedicated to the study of different mycorrhizas types, the fungal species associated and their distribution influenced by geographical and environmental factors among the different South American biogeographic regions. The exclusive biotic and abiotic characteristics delimit natural ecosystems with uniques biological communities, where mycorrhizologists have investigated plant symbioses in those ecosystems for decades, providing data from Venezuelan Great Savannah, Andes, Puna, Chaco, Caatinga, Monte, Atlantic Forest, Marginal Forest, Cerrado, Patagonia, Yungas, Rainforest, Andean-Patagonian Forests, and Antarctic section. In these environments, different mycorrhizal associations (arbuscular / ericoid / orchidoid / ectomycorrhizal / mycoheterotrophic) are present in herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees. Mycorrhizal associations were studied from different researching points of view (biodiversity, biological invasions, biotic / abiotic disturbances, altitudinal variations, seasonal changes, land uses). The aim of this Book is to compile research on mycorrhizal fungi and their associations in environments of South America, throughout the synthesis of information from natural and anthropogenic related environments. The book focuses in different bioregions of South America from tropical areas to the southern cone, and it will be useful to those who work on plant-fungal interactions in different vegetation types and in agricultural lands from South America and worldwide.

Preface

Overview of the Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America
Mycorrhizal types in native and exotic woody species in Southern South America
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America
Ectomycorrhizal Southeamerican Fungi
North vs South Hemisphere
Northern Tropical South America
Tropical and Subtropical rain forest, Grand Chaco region
Great Savannah
Tropical Dry Forest compared to Rainforest
Yunga
Caatinga, Cerrado, and Central Sabanas
Chaco region
Arid Southern Highlands
Tabaquillo (Polylepis australis Bitter) Mountain Forest
Dry forest and open woodlands
Salares and Deserts
South American temperate region.- South American anthropic environments.- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in volcanic soils
Patagonian steppe
The native broadleaf and conifer Andean-Patagonic forest
Below ground Invasions in South America.- Index.-<br>