Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Two Forest Fragments of Periodically Floodable Restinga at Marambaia, RJ

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to evaluate the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) ocurrence in two forest fragments (FF 1 and FF 2) of periodically floodable Restinga, arranged in a gradient of soil water saturation at Marambaia, RJ. Soil samples were collected at a depth of 0-5 cm to evaluate the AMF community and soil atributes. Six AMF species were found, five of them occurred in both areas and Acaulospora scrobiculata were restricted to FF 1. Acaulospora and Glomus were the best-adapted genus to the ecosystem conditions. There was no significant difference between the forest fragments in relation to the species richness. However, spores abundancy was higher in FF 1. Some of these results were influenced by lower values of availability of P, moisture content and temperature in soil at FF 1, in relation to FF 2.