Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and water table affect wetland plant community composition

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 905-914

  Wolfe, Benjamin E ^a,c   Weishampel, Peter A ^b,d   Klironomos, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Above ground below ground interactions; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Calcareous fen; Diversity; Mesocosm; Mutualism; Plant community; Spatial heterogeneity; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

ARBUSCULAR; CAREX; FUNGI;

EID: 33746759616     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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