Arbuscular mycorrhizae and terrestrial ecosystem processes

Ecology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 740-754

  Rillig, Matthias C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Carbon storage; Glomalin; Microbial community; Net primary production; Plant community; Restoration; Soil; Soil aggregation

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MYCORRHIZA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL AGGREGATE;

FUNGI; GLOMEROMYCOTA;

EID: 3843095943     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00620.x     Document Type: Review

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