Interactions between ectomycorrhizal fungi and soil saprotrophs: Implications for decomposition of organic matter in soils and degradation of organic pollutants in the rhizosphere

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 803-809

  Cairney, John W G ^a   Meharg, Andrew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Ectomycorrhizosphere; Rhizosphere; Rhizosphere carbon flow; Rhizosphere remediation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGY; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

SOILS;

CARBON FLUX; DECOMPOSITION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SAPROTROPHY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

FUNGI;

EID: 0036379285     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-072     Document Type: Short Survey

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