Limited carbon and mineral nutrient gain from mycorrhizal fungi by adult Australian Orchids

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1133-1145

  Sommer, Janine ^a,f   Pausch, Johanna ^a   Brundrett, Mark C ^b,c   Dixon, Kingsley W ^d   Bidartondo, Martin I ^e   Gebauer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Botanic Gardens and Park Authority   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

13CO2 pulse labeling; Australia; C and N stable isotopes; Chlorophyll; Mycorrhiza; Orchidaceae; Partial mycoheterotrophy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; MINERAL; NITROGEN;

ADULT; AUTOTROPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; HETEROTROPHY; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHLOROPHYLL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MINERALS; MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; ORCHIDACEAE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA;

CORYBAS; FUNGI; GASTRODIA; HYPHOMYCETES; ORCHIDACEAE; PRASOPHYLLUM ELATUM; RHIZOCTONIA;

EID: 84863858379     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100575     Document Type: Article

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