Juniperus virginiana encroachment into upland oak forests alters arbuscular mycorrhizal abundance and litter chemistry

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-30

  Williams, Ryan J ^a,b   Hallgren, Stephen W ^a   Wilson, Gail W T ^a   Palmer, Michael W ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Juniperus virginiana; PLFA; Quercus stellata; Soil microbial communities

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; QUERCUS STELLATA;

EID: 84873601449     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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