Now you see it, now you don't: The challenge of detecting, monitoring and conserving ectomycorrhizal fungi

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 633-640

  van der Linde, Sietse ^a,b   Holden, Elizabeth ^c   Parkin, Pamela I ^a   Alexander, Ian J ^b   Anderson, Ian C ^a,d  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Allanaquoich   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Below ground detection; Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi; Fungal conservation; Species persistence; Species specific PCR; Stipitate hydnoid fungi

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HYDNELLUM AURANTIACUM; HYDNELLUM CAERULEUM; PHELLODON NIGER; SARCODON;

EID: 84864102857     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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