Influences of fire on forest soil fungal communities

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-215

  Cairney, John W G ^a   Bastias, Brigitte A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SOILS;

EDAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS; FUNGAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SOIL-DWELLING FUNGI;

FUNGI;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOREST FIRE; FUNGUS; MYCORRHIZA; ROOT COLONIZATION; SOIL BIOTA; WILDFIRE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; SOIL;

FUNGI;

EID: 34250326080     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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