The interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil phosphorus availability influences plant community productivity and ecosystem stability

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1072-1082

  Yang, Gaowen ^a   Liu, Nan ^a   Lu, Wenjie ^a   Wang, Shuo ^a   Kan, Haiming ^a,b   Zhang, Yingjun ^a   Xu, Lan ^b   Chen, Yongliang ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Benomyl; Compensatory effects; Legume; Mutualism; Phosphorus fertilization; Plant soil (below ground) interactions; Symbiosis; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; C3 PLANT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPENSATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNGUS; MUTUALISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

ARBUSCULAR; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA; FUNGI; POACEAE; STIPA; STIPA KRYLOVII;

EID: 84903138783     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12249     Document Type: Article

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