Effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza on inter- and intraspecific competition of two grassland species

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-84

  Moora, Mari ^a   Zobel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Competition; Fragaria vesca; Prunella vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; FRAGARIA VESCA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PRUNELLA VULGARIS; LAMIACEAE; ROSACEAE;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SELF-HEAL; WILD STRAWBERRY;

EID: 0029663744     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333217     Document Type: Article

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