Net carbon transfer between Pseudotsuga menziesii var. Glauca seedlings in the field is influenced by soil disturbance

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-439

  Teste, François P ^a   Simard, Suzanne W ^b   Durall, Daniel M ^c   Guy, Robert D ^b   Berch, Shannon M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Douglas fir; Ectomycorrhizas; Interplant carbon transfer; Isotopes; Mesh barriers; Mycorrhizal network pathways; Rhizomorphs; Soil disturbance; Source sink

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL TYPE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RHIZOPOGON VINICOLOR;

EID: 77749292118     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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