Occurrence and distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species in three types of grassland community of the Tibetan Plateau

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1345-1350

  Gai, J P ^a   Christie, P ^a,b   Cai, X B ^c   Fan, J Q ^a   Zhang, J L ^a   Feng, G ^a   Li, X L ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Tibet   (China)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Distribution; Spore community; Tibet; Vegetation types

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; MEADOW; SCRUB; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPORE; VEGETATION TYPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

ACAULOSPORA; ACAULOSPORA LAEVIS; ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTROPHOSPORA; FUNGI; GLOMUS; GLOMUS CLAROIDEUM; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; PACISPORA; PACISPORA SCINTILLANS; PARAGLOMUS; SCUTELLOSPORA; SCUTELLOSPORA CALOSPORA;

EID: 70350352418     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-009-0618-1     Document Type: Article

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