Ungulate and topographic control of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore community composition in a temperate grassland

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 815-827

  Murray, Tanya R ^a   Frank, Douglas A ^a   Gehring, Catherine A ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMF; Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Grassland; Grazing; Mutualism; N:P; Phosphorus; Species composition; Ungulate; USA; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; MUTUALISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPORE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CLIMATE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNGUS SPORE; GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BISON; CLIMATE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHY; MONTANA; MYCORRHIZAE; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPORES, FUNGAL; WYOMING;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; UNGULATA;

EID: 77950399083     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0209.1     Document Type: Article

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