Heterogeneity in inoculum potential and effectiveness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 823-832

  Lovelock, Catherine E ^a   Miller, Rebecca ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Inoculum potential; Maryland, USA; Quercus falcata; Temperate forest; Treefall gaps

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; ROOT COLONIZATION; SEEDLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; FUNGI; GLOMERALES; KALMIA; KALMIA LATIFOLIA; LINDERA; LINDERA BENZOIN; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FALCATA; QUERCUS RUBRA; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 0037550280     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0823:HIIPAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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