Interacting influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and competition on plant diversity in tallgrass prairie

Oecologia

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 574-582

  Smith, M D ^a   Hartnett, D C ^a   Wilson, G W T ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Competition Diversity; Species coexistence; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS;

EID: 0033451497     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050964     Document Type: Article

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