Grazing effects on fungal root symbionts and carbon and nitrogen storage in a shortgrass steppe in Central Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 546-556

  Medina Roldan E ^a   Arredondo, J T ^a   Huber Sannwald, E ^a   Chapa Vargas, L ^a   Olalde Portugal, V ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Dark septate endophytes; Overgrazing; Semiarid grassland; Soil carbon and nitrogen stock

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FUNGUS; GRASS; GRAZING; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NITROGEN CYCLE; ROOT; ROOT COLONIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CARBON; STEPPE; SYMBIONT;

JALISCO; LLANOS DE OJUELOS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ARBUSCULAR; BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; FUNGI;

EID: 39649093192     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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