High diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi in subalpine and alpine zones: Potential inoculum for afforestation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-175

  Krpata, Doris ^a   Mühlmann, Oliver ^a   Kuhnert, Regina ^a   Ladurner, Heidi ^a   Göbl, Friederike ^a   Peintner, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Alpine areas; Arbutoid mycorrhiza; Arctostaphylos uva ursi; Fungal communities

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

ALPINE AREAS; ARBUTOID MYCORRHIZA; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; FUNGAL COMMUNITIES;

FORESTRY;

AFFORESTATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

FORESTATION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; IDENTIFICATION; MYCORRHIZA;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; TYROL;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BOLETACEAE; BOLETUS; CANTHARELLUS; CORTINARIUS; FUNGI; LACTARIUS DETERRIMUS; RUSSULA; SUILLUS; THELEPHORACEAE; TRICHOLOMA;

EID: 34548795366     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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