Mycorrhizal hyphal length as a function of plant community richness and composition in restored northern tallgrass prairies (USA)

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-67

  Bingham, Marcus A ^a   Biondini, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; External hyphae; Functional form diversity; Northern tallgrass prairie restoration; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT; SHOOT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS;

EID: 61949320261     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-088     Document Type: Article

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