title: Orchid conservation: making the links.
abstract: Orchidaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants, present particular challenges for conservation, due in great part to their often complex interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, pollinators and host trees. In this Highlight, we present seven papers focusing on orchids and their interactions and other factors relating to their conservation.
authors: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UK, m.fay@kew.org.
authors: Michael F
authors: MF
authors: Fay
authors: Peuplements Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, CIRAD-Université de La Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin BP 7151, 97715 Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France and.
authors: Thierry
authors: T
authors: Pailler
authors: Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, 6102, Australia.
authors: Kingsley W
authors: KW
authors: Dixon
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D029595:Orchidaceae / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Conservation biology; Orchidaceae; epiphytes; fungi; mycorrhizas; orchids; pollination ecology