Effects of below-ground insects, mycorrhizal fungi and soil fertility on the establishment of Vicia in grassland communities

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 374-381

  Ganade, G ^a,c   Brown, V K ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Intl Institute of Entomology   (United Kingdom)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grassland community; Mycorrhizal fungi; Soil fertility; Soil insects; Vicia

Indexed keywords

VICIA; FABACEAE; VICIA HIRSUTA; VICIA SATIVA;

DURSBAN 5G; FERTILIZER; GRASSLAND; INSECT; MYCORRHIZA; ROVRAL; SOIL FERTILITY;

EID: 0030617445     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050096     Document Type: Article

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