Arbuscular mycorrhizal infection in Cyperaceae and Gramineae from natural, disturbed and restored savannas in La Gran Sabana, Venezuela

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-118

  Lovera, Milagros ^a,b   Cuenca, Gisela ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Arbuscules; Disturbance; Endomycorrhizae; Succession; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; CYPERACEAE; FUNGI; MYCORRHIZAE; POACEAE;

RESTORED HABITAT; SAVANNA;

VENEZUELA, LA GRAN SABANA;

EID: 0029661516     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005720050115     Document Type: Article

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