Relationships between Vaccinium vitis-idaea and the frequency of its fungal pathogen Exobasidium splendidum, and the environment

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 561-567

  Pehkonen, Tuija ^a   Tolvanen, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; SHRUB; WARMING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EXOBASIDIUM; FUNGI; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITACEAE;

EID: 53549089322     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-041)[PEHKONEN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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