A comparison of ectomycorrhiza communities from three conifer species planted on forest gap edges

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1193-1198

  Kranabetter, J M ^a   Hayden, S ^b   Wright, E F ^a,c  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b Southern Regional Office ^*  (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Community similarity; Ectomycorrhizae; Host specificity; Multiple host; Picea glauca; Pinus contorta

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FOREST; HOST SPECIFICITY; HYPHA; MORPHOTYPE;

CANOPY GAP; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FOREST EDGE; HOST PREFERENCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 0033511793     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b99-109     Document Type: Article

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