However, not much is known about marine fungi and even less is known about seagrass associated fungi. In terrestrial systems, fungi can have beneficial and detrimental effects on plant fitness. Although many studies have focused on seagrass ecology, only a limited number have investigated their associated fungi. Seagrass beds play essential roles as habitats and hatcheries, in nutrient cycling, and in protecting the coastline from erosion. Seagrasses are globally distributed marine flowering plants that are foundation species in coastal ecosystems. 3Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.2Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
1Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
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