Facilitation of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Seedling Establishment by Pinus virginiana in Mine Restoration

This study evaluated the influence of planting sites on the establishment and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) colonization of American chestnut (Castanea denetata (Marsh.) Borkh.) on an abandoned coal mine in an Appalachian region of the United States. Root morphotyping and sequencing of the fungal internal t...

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Main Authors: Jenise M. Bauman, Carolyn H. Keiffer, Shiv Hiremath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Ecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/257326