Arbutus menziesii (Ericaceae) facilitates regeneration dynamics in mixed evergreen forests by promoting mycorrhizal fungal diversity and host connectivity

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1691-1701

  Kennedy, Peter G ^a   Smith, Dylan P ^a,b   Horton, Tom R ^c   Molina, Randy J ^d  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbutus menziesii; Common mycelial networks; Ericaceae; Forest regeneration; Host specificity; Klamath Siskiyou; Mycorrhizal fungi; Pinaceae; Pseudotsuga menziesii

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; CONNECTIVITY; EVERGREEN FOREST; FACILITATION; FUNGUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HOST SPECIFICITY; MIXED FOREST; MYCORRHIZA; PHYLOGENETICS; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIODIVERSITY; ERICACEAE; HOST RANGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCORRHIZA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; UNITED STATES;

BAYES THEOREM; BIODIVERSITY; ERICACEAE; HOST SPECIFICITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCORRHIZAE; OREGON; PHYLOGENY; TREES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867598060     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200277     Document Type: Article

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