Publications

diversity of mycorrhizal fungi of terrestrial orchids: compatibility webs, brief encounters, lasting relationships and alien invasions.	the diversity of mycorrhizal fungi associated with an introduced weed-like south african orchid (disa bracteata) and a disturbance-intolerant, widespread, native west australian orchid (pyrorchis nigricans) were compared by molecular identification of the fungi isolated from single pelotons. molecular identification revealed both orchids were associated with fungi from diverse groups in the rhizoctonia complex with worldwide distribution. symbiotic germination assays confirmed the majority of fu ...	2007	17289365
mycorrhizal preference promotes habitat invasion by a native australian orchid: microtis media.	mycorrhizal specialization has been shown to limit recruitment capacity in orchids, but an increasing number of orchids are being documented as invasive or weed-like. the reasons for this proliferation were examined by investigating mycorrhizal fungi and edaphic correlates of microtis media, an australian terrestrial orchid that is an aggressive ecosystem and horticultural weed.	2013	23275632