Spatial and temporal abundance of mycelial mats in the soil of a tropical rain forest in Mexico and their effects on the concentration of mineral nutrients in soils and fine roots

New Phytologist

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 361-370

  Guevara, Roger ^a   Romero, Iliana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chajul; Life forms; Mineral nutrient uptake; Saprotrophic fungi; Southern Mexico

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FINE ROOT; FOREST SOIL; RAINFOREST; SOIL NUTRIENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

FUNGI;

EID: 3543006011     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01099.x     Document Type: Article

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