Delayed succession from alpine grassland to savannah with upright pine: Limitation by ectomycorrhiza formation?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 237, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 492-502

  Wiemken, V ^a   Boller, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhiza; Pinus mugo; Re forestation; Rupicapra rupicapra; Suillus granulatus; Swiss National Park

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; FUNGI; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECTOMYCORRHIZA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; SUILLUS GRANULATUS; SWISS NATIONAL PARK;

FORESTRY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ERGOSTEROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GRAZING; NATIONAL PARK; REFORESTATION; SAVANNA; SUCCESSION; SYMBIOSIS; TRAMPLING;

FORESTRY; FRUITS; FUNGI; PINUS MUGO; PLANTS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SWISS NATIONAL PARK; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PINUS MUGO; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; SUILLUS GRANULATUS;

EID: 37849187262     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.084     Document Type: Article

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