Influence of long-term repeated prescribed burning on mycelial communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi

New Phytologist

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 149-158

  Bastias, Brigitte A ^a   Xu, Zhihong ^b   Cairney, John W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Hyphal ingrowth bags; Repeated prescribed burning; Soilborne mycelia

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

BIOMASS BURNING; CLONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DNA; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ELECTROKINESIS; POLYMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PHYSIOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; MYCORRHIZAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

FUNGI;

EID: 33747614076     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01793.x     Document Type: Article

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