Full Title:
A Survey of Symbiotic Roots Showing Mychorrhizal Fungi on Tidal Riverine Vegetation in Wetland Habitats on the Lower Quinnipiac River Estuary

Principle Investigator:
Dr. John C. Cooke

Institution/Company:
Department of Ecology & EvolutionaryBiology
1084 Shennecosset Road
Groton, CT 06340

Abstract/Summary (if available):
The symbiotic association between certain fungi and the roots of plants referred to as mychorrhizae has been overlooked in mitigation and restoration studies of wetland sites. This association provides nutritional benefits to the host palnt. The results of the study on the impacted wetlands of the lower Quinnipiac River have revealed specific plants within the major plant communities that form mycorrhizal associations. Also, plants that are known to form this type of symbiosis were found that lacked mycorrhizal colonization in their roots. The results suggest that the fungal colonization within the roots of the mycorrhizal plants was lower in the Quinnipiac River esuary than in plants from similar sites in low or non-impacted tidal wetlands of southeastern Connecticut.

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