Darkness visible: Reflections on underground ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-243

  Fitter, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Global change; Invasive species; Mycorrhizas; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; GLOMEROMYCOTA;

EID: 16844367909     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2005.00990.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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