New wrinkles in an old paradigm: Neighborhood effects can modify the structure and specificity of Alnus-associated ectomycorrhizal fungal communities

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 767-777

  Bogar, Laura M ^a   Kennedy, Peter G ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alnus; Betula; Community structure; Ectomycorrhiza; Host identity; Neighborhood effects

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

BIOASSAY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; GENERALIST; HOST PLANT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALDER; ARTICLE; BIRCH; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; RHIZOSPHERE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; BETULA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; IDAHO; MYCORRHIZAE; RHIZOSPHERE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; ALNUS RHOMBIFOLIA; BETULA; BETULA OCCIDENTALIS; FUNGI;

EID: 84873186707     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12032     Document Type: Article

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