Nodulation and dinitrogen fixation of legume trees in a tropical freshwater swamp forest in French Guiana

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 655-666

  Koponen, Piia ^a   Nygren, Pekka ^a,b   Domenach, Anne Marie ^c,g   Le Roux, Christine ^d   Saur, Etienne ^e   Roggy, Jean Christophe ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c University of Lyon   (France)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e ENITA de Bordeaux   (France)

^f AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^g Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequencing; 15N natural abundance method; Acetylene reduction assay; Bradyrhizobium; Flooding; Microtopography

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; SWAMP FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

FRENCH GUIANA;

ARA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; HYDROCHOREA CORYMBOSA; INGA; INGA DISTICHA; INGA PILOSULA; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; PTEROCARPUS OFFICINALIS; ZYGIA CATARACTAE;

EID: 0242411912     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403006059     Document Type: Article

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