Research note: Spatial variation of AM fungal spore numbers under canopies of Acacia raddiana

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-299

  He, Xueli ^a,b   Pen Mouratov, Stanislav ^b   Steinberger, Yosef ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid ecosystem; Desert soils; Fungal distribution; Negev Desert

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOIL; FUNGUS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPORE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

ACACIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 3142735314     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980490451483     Document Type: Article

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