Plant genotypic diversity does not beget root-fungal species diversity

Plant and Soil

Volumn 336, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-111

  Johnson, David ^a   Anderson, Ian C ^b,c   Williams, Alison ^c   Whitlock, Raj ^d   Grime, J Philip ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Genotypic diversity; Intraspecific diversity; Soil microorganisms; Species diversity; Temperate grassland

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASSLAND SOIL; GROWTH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MESOCOSM; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLYMORPHISM; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 78049310275     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0452-9     Document Type: Article

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