Nutritional soil heterogeneity and mycorrhiza as determinants of plant species diversity

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-254

  Ozinga, Wim A ^a   Van Andel, Jelte ^a   McDonnell Alexander, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL HETEROGENEITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 0030754656     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.1997.46.3.237     Document Type: Review

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