Plant nitrogen capture from organic matter as affected by spatial dispersion, interspecific competition and mycorrhizal colonization

New Phytologist

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 303-314

  Hodge, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi; Decomposition; Intra and interspecific competition; Organic material; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

FUNGI; GLOMUS HOI; LANCEOLATA; LOLIUM PERENNE; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA;

EID: 0037311781     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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