Fragmented environment affects birch leaf endophytes

New Phytologist

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 547-553

  Helander, M ^a,b   Ahlholm, J ^c   Sieber, T N ^d   Hinneri, S ^a   Saikkonen, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Centre for Development and Information in Central Carelia   (Finland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birch; Dispersal; Endophytes; Fragmentation; Fungi; Island biogeography; Trees

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISPERSAL; ENDOPHYTE; FRAGMENTATION; FUNGUS; ISLAND; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGUS; GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

BETULA; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGI; GEOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAVES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; FUNGI; FUSICLADIUM BETULAE; GNOMONIA SETACEA; MELANCONIUM BETULINUM;

EID: 34447548959     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02110.x     Document Type: Article

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