A molecular approach to quantify root community composition in a northern hardwood forest - testing effects of root species, relative abundance, and diameter

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 836-841

  Fisk, Melany C ^a   Yanai, Ruth D ^b   Fierer, Noah ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MIXED SAMPLES; MOLECULAR APPROACH; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; PLANT SPECIES; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROOT DIAMETERS; YELLOW BIRCH;

EXTRACTION;

MIXTURES;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROOT SYSTEM;

ALLE; BETULA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA;

EID: 77951689578     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-022     Document Type: Article

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