Forest area and connectivity influence root- Associated fungal communities in a fragmented landscape

Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2374-2383

  Vannette, Rachel L ^a,b   Leopold, Devin R ^a   Fukami, Tadashi ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Habitat fragmentation; Island biogeography; Root Associated fungi

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LANDSCAPE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; RNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAWAII; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; FUNGI; HAWAII; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

EID: 84985962996     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1472     Document Type: Article

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