Ectomycorrhizal fungal spores in the mounds of tropical Australian termites (isoptera)

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-14

  Spain, Alister V ^a   Gordon, Victoria ^b   Reddell, Paul ^b   Correll, Ray ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizae; Fungi; Isoptera; Spores; Termitaria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; ISOPTERA; TERMITARIA;

EID: 1842589306     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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