DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.01.044
论文题名: Biotic interactions in an exceptionally well preserved osmundaceous fern rhizome from the Early Jurassic of Sweden
作者: McLoughlin S. ; Bomfleur B.
刊名: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
ISSN: 0031-0182
出版年: 2016
卷: 464 起始页码: 86
结束页码: 96
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Fungi
; Lycopsids
; Mesozoic
; Oribatid mites
; Osmundaceae
; Peronosporomycetes
; Plant-animal interactions
英文摘要: A remarkably well permineralized osmundaceous rhizome from the Early Jurassic of southern Sweden yields evidence of an array of interactions with other organisms in its immediate environment. These include epiphytism by a herbaceous heterosporous lycopsid; putative oribatid mite herbivory and detritivory (petiole and detritus borings and coprolites); potential pathogenic, saprotrophic or mycorrhizal interactions between fungi and the host plant and its epiphytes; parasitism or saprotrophy by putative peronosporomycetes; and opportunistic or passive mycophagy by oribatid mites evidenced by fungal spores in coprolites. A combination of abrupt burial by lahar deposits and exceedingly rapid permineralization by precipitation of calcite from hydrothermal brines facilitated the exquisite preservation of the rhizome and its component community of epiphytes, herbivores, saprotrophs and parasites. Ancient ferns with a rhizome cloaked by a thick mantle of persistent leaf bases and adventitious roots have a high potential for preserving macro-epiphytes and associated micro-organisms, and are especially promising targets for understanding the evolution of biotic interactions in forest understorey ecosystems. © 2016 The Authors
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/68178
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作者单位: Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007Stockholm, Sweden
Recommended Citation:
McLoughlin S.,Bomfleur B.. Biotic interactions in an exceptionally well preserved osmundaceous fern rhizome from the Early Jurassic of Sweden[J]. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology,2016-01-01,464