As restoration ecology begins to engage more formally with the role of belowground interactions, we note that there is an even greater gap in knowledge of the role ectomycorrhizae (ECMs) have in ecological restoration in the Neotropical region. Even though there are a few records of ECMs in the Neotropics not much is known about their function. Here we highlight the underestimated importance of ECMs in Neotropical coastal zones, discuss how we could use the vegetation on the coast of the Atlantic Forest, called restinga, as a model to investigate tropical ECMs, and explore further possibilities that can be used in restoration projects.

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使用外生菌根改善新热带沿海地区的恢复

随着恢复生态学开始更正式地参与地下相互作用的作用，我们注意到，外生菌根（ECM）在新热带地区的生态恢复中所起的作用的认识甚至更大。即使在新热带地区有一些ECM记录，对其功能的了解也不多。在这里，我们强调了在新热带沿海地区低估了ECM的重要性，讨论了如何利用大西洋森林海岸上的植被Restinga作为研究热带ECM的模型，并探讨了可用于恢复项目的更多可能性。