Mycorrhizal diversity in arctic and alpine tundra: An open question

New Phytologist

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 147-157

  Gardes, M ^a   Dahlberg, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Extreme environments; Molecular analysis of fungal community structure; Mycorrhizal ecology

Indexed keywords

ALPINE TUNDRA; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; MYCORRHIZA; TUNDRA;

EID: 0029775276     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04350.x     Document Type: Article

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