Soil fungal community composition does not alter along a latitudinal gradient through the maritime and sub-Antarctic

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 403-408

  Dennis, Paul G ^a,h   Rushton, Steven P ^b   Newsham, Kevin K ^c   Lauducina, Vito A ^d   Ord, Victoria J ^b   Daniell, Timothy J ^e   O'Donnell, Anthony G ^f   Hopkins, David W ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; C:N ratio; Extreme environments; Latitudinal gradient; PH; Soil fungal community composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862149433     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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