Rodent dispersal of fungal spores promotes seedling establishment away from mycorrhizal networks on Quercus garryana

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 821-829

  Frank, J L ^a   Anglin, S ^a   Carrington, E M ^a,b   Taylor, D S ^a   Viratos, B ^a   Southworth, D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizas; Garry oak; Hypogeous fungi; Janzen Connell hypothesis; Oregon white oak; Plant dispersal

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DISPERSAL; FECAL PELLET; FIELD MARGIN; FUNGUS; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT USE; MATURATION; MICROSCOPY; RHIZOSPHERE; RODENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPORE; SYMBIONT; WOODLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; QUERCUS; QUERCUS GARRYANA; RODENTIA;

EID: 70349565259     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B09-044     Document Type: Article

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