Dramatic changes in ectomycorrhizal community composition, root tip abundance and mycelial production along a stand-scale nitrogen deposition gradient

New Phytologist

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 278-286

  Kjøller, Rasmus ^a   Nilsson, Lars Ola ^a   Hansen, Karin ^b   Schmidt, Inger Kappel ^a   Vesterdal, Lars ^a   Gundersen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community composition; Ectomycorrhiza; External mycelial production; Forest edge; Nitrogen deposition; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST EDGE; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RHIZOSPHERE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; MYCORRHIZA; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRUCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

FUNGI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LINEAR MODELS; MERISTEM; MYCELIUM; MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN; PICEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FUNGI; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84857452503     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04041.x     Document Type: Article

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