Seasonal variation and distribution at different soil depths of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi spores in a tropical sclerophyllous shrubland

Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-64

  Cuenca, Gisela ^a   Lovera, Milagros ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi spore; Biodiversity; Community structure; Shrubland; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; MORPHOTYPE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL DEPTH; SPORULATION; TROPICAL SOIL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BOLIVAR [VENEZUELA]; GUAYANA; VENEZUELA;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 76749144223     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B09-100     Document Type: Article

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