The impacts of fertilization on mycorrhizal production and investment in western gulf coast grasslands

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-133

  Nijjer, Somereet ^a   Rogers, William E ^a   Siemann, Evan ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FUNGUS; MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRAIRIE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI;

EID: 72849149499     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-163.1.124     Document Type: Article

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