Prediction of the Distribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Metal(loid)-Contaminated Soils by the Arsenic Concentration in the Fronds of Pteris Vittata L.

The ecological role of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) has been widely reported to help Pteris vittata, an arsenic (As) hyperaccumulator, to effectively clean up As from contaminated environments. However, there is little information available on AMF community structures of in natural As-contaminated soils and their changing pattern along soil As concentration gradient, as well as their best predictor of environmental variables.