Alkaloids may not be responsible for endophyte-associated reductions in tall fescue decomposition rates

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 460-468

  Siegrist, Jacob A ^a   McCulley, Rebecca L ^a   Bush, Lowell P ^a   Phillips, Tim D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergot alkaloids; Fungal endophyte; Litter decomposition; Loline alkaloids; Neotyphodium; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRASS; INCUBATION; INHIBITION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM;

EID: 77950233268     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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