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Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in two tropical monodominant trees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Sylvia D. Torti ,
P. D. Coley  and
David P. Janos
Sylvia D. Torti
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
P. D. Coley
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
David P. Janos
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA.
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Keywords

ectomycorrhizaefloodingmonodominanceneotropicsvesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , July 1997 , pp. 623 - 629
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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