The land flora: a phototroph-fungus partnership? Export

@article{citeulike:2155560, abstract = {Numerous mutualistic associations between phototrophs and fungi exist in the extant land biota. Some are widespread, such as lichens and mycorrhizae, but some are less well known or restricted to special ecological conditions, such as endophytes in plants and algae. Recent molecular data and fossils suggest that associations arose repeatedly and that some of them are ancient, and even ancestral in the case of land plants. Mutualism, that provides various adaptations to terrestrial constraints, may have played a crucial role during terrestrialization and evolution of land phototrophs.}, author = {Selosse, M. A. and Le Tacon, F.}, citeulike-article-id = {2155560}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01230-5}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VJ1-3WJDV7J-1V/2/cf8bc55cbbb5d4e0136fbdebb59b63df}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01230-5}, journal = {Trends in Ecology \& Evolution}, keywords = {lichens, to-read}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {15--20}, posted-at = {2007-12-21 13:29:53}, priority = {5}, title = {The land flora: a phototroph-fungus partnership?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01230-5}, volume = {13}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2155560 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2155560 N2 - Numerous mutualistic associations between phototrophs and fungi exist in the extant land biota. Some are widespread, such as lichens and mycorrhizae, but some are less well known or restricted to special ecological conditions, such as endophytes in plants and algae. Recent molecular data and fossils suggest that associations arose repeatedly and that some of them are ancient, and even ancestral in the case of land plants. Mutualism, that provides various adaptations to terrestrial constraints, may have played a crucial role during terrestrialization and evolution of land phototrophs. IS - 1 JF - Trends in Ecology & Evolution EP - 20 TI - The land flora: a phototroph-fungus partnership? VL - 13 SP - 15 KW - lichens KW - to-read AU - Selosse, MA AU - Le Tacon, F PY - 1998/01/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01230-5 ER -