Variability of Cenococcum colonization and its ecophysiological significance for young conifers at alpine-treeline

New Phytologist

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 867-873

  Hasselquist, Niles ^a   Germino, Matthew J ^a   McGonigle, Terence ^a   Smith, William K ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Alpine treeline ecotone; Cenococcum geophilum; Conifer seedlings; Ecophysiology; Ectomycorrhizas; Picea engelmannii

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ROOT COLONIZATION; TREELINE;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; CENOCOCCUM; CENOCOCCUM GEOPHILUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 14244267995     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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