Availability of ectomycorrhizal fungi to black spruce above the present treeline in Eastern Labrador.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECMF) are an important biotic factor in the survival of conifer seedlings under stressful conditions and therefore have the potential to facilitate conifer establishment into alpine and tundra habitats. In order to assess patterns of ectomycorrhizal availability and community...

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Main Authors: Laura Reithmeier, Gavin Kernaghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3812278?pdf=render