Species richness and nitrogen supply regulate the productivity and respiration of ectomycorrhizal fungi in pure culture

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-222

  Wilkinson, Anna ^a,b   Solan, Martin ^a   Alexander, Ian ^a   Johnson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon:nitrogen ratio; Community ecology; Ecosystem functioning; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Mycology; Nitrogen availability

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 84857044073     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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