Basidiomycete mycelia in forest soils: Dimensions, dynamics and roles in nutrient distribution

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-20

  Cairney, John W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 13544249800     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204001753     Document Type: Review

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