Plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity - Are we looking at the relevant levels of diversity and are we using the right techniques?

New Phytologist

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-418

  Sanders, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AMF species richness; AMF spore morphology; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity; Molecular techniques; Oak savannas; Plant community composition; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); QUERCUS;

EID: 9244242615     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01208.x     Document Type: Note

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