Severe defoliation of Scots pine reduces reproductive investment by ectomycorrhizal symbionts

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2051-2061

  Kuikka, Karita ^a   Härmä, Esa ^a   Markkola, Annamari ^a   Rautio, Pasi ^a   Roitto, Marja ^a   Saikkonen, Kari ^b   Ahonen Jonnarth, Ulla ^c   Finlay, Roger ^c   Tuomi, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis; Fungal community; Host assimilate allocation; Pinus sylvestris; Sexual reproduction; Simulated herbivory; Suillus bovinus

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; HERBIVORY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MYCORRHIZAE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SUILLUS BOVINUS;

EID: 0344153731     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0359     Document Type: Article

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