Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of a Mediterranean island (Pianosa), within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 511-520

  Turrini, Alessandra ^a   Sbrana, Cristiana ^b   Strani, Patrizia ^a   Pezzarossa, Beatrice ^c   Risaliti, Rosalba ^a   Giovannetti, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Beneficial symbionts; Biodiversity conservation; Biological soil fertility; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FUNGUS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; SOIL FERTILITY; SYMBIONT; UNESCO;

ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; PIANOSA; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTROPHOSPORA; FUNGI; GLOMUS CORONATUM; GLOMUS ETUNICATUM; GLOMUS GEOSPORUM; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; GLOMUS RUBIFORME; GLOMUS VISCOSUM; HELICHRYSUM; HELICHRYSUM LITOREUM; PACISPORA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SCUTELLOSPORA DIPURPURESCENS; SMILAX; SMILAX ASPERA;

EID: 77952675466     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0446-z     Document Type: Article

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