Nodular symbionts of Shepherdia, Alnus, and Myrica from a sand dune ecosystem: Trends in occurrence of soilborne Frankia genotypes

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 691-699

  Huguet, V ^a,c   Batzli, J M ^b,d   Zimpfer, J F ^b   Gourbiere F ^a   Dawson, J O ^b   Fernandez, M P ^a  

^a University of Lyon   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alnus; Frankia; IGS 16S 23S; Myrica; Sand dunes; Shepherdia

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GENES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

SAND DUNES; TOPOGRAPHY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DUNE; FUNGUS; SOIL PROPERTY; SYMBIONT; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION COVER;

ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA; BETULACEAE; FRANKIA; FUNGI; GALE; MYRICA; MYRICA GALE; MYRICACEAE; RHIZOBIACEAE; SHEPHERDIA; SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS;

EID: 3543071775     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b04-043     Document Type: Article

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