Girdling affects ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) diversity and reveals functional differences in EMF community composition in a beech forest

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1831-1841

  Pena, Rodica ^a   Offermann, Christine ^b   Simon, Judy ^b   Naumann, Pascale Sarah ^c   Geßler, Arthur ^b   Holst, Jutta ^b   Dannenmann, Michael ^d   Mayer, Helmut ^b   Kögel Knabner, Ingrid ^c   Rennenberg, Heinz ^b   Polle, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEECH FOREST; CARBOHYDRATE RESOURCES; CARBON ALLOCATION; CARBON FLUXES; CARBON RESOURCES; CARBON SUPPLY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ECTOMYCORRHIZAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FINE ROOTS; FOREST DEVELOPMENT; LACTARIUS; OLD-GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHATES; ROOT COLONIZATION; ROOT TIP; SOIL CARBON; SPECIES NUMBER; SPECIES RICHNESS; STARCH CONCENTRATION; WIENER INDEX;

CARBOHYDRATES; COMPETITION; DISSOLUTION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; GLUCOSE;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON; FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; BARK; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON FLUX; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ARTICLE; BEECH; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCORRHIZA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FAGUS; FUNGI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCORRHIZAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TREES;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; DISSOLVING; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FORESTS; FUNGI; GIRDLING; GLUCOSE;

CENOCOCCUM GEOPHILUM; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FUNGI; LACTARIUS BLENNIUS; TOMENTELLA;

EID: 77749260569     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01703-09     Document Type: Article

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