The mycorrhizal dependence of subordinates determines the effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant diversity

Ecology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 388-391

  Urcelay, Carlos ^a   Díaz, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Dominance hierarchies; Mycorrhizal dependence; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUNGUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 0037721470     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00444.x     Document Type: Review

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