Flow regulation has minimal influence on mycorrhizal fungi of a semi-arid floodplain ecosystem despite changes in hydrology, soils, and vegetation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-205

  Beauchamp, V B ^a   Stromberg, J C ^a   Stutz, J C ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Dams; Riparian; River; Sediment; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ARID REGION; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW REGULATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TEXTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; POPULUS;

EID: 33750217465     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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