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Wide geographical and ecological distribution of nitrogen and carbon gains from fungi in pyroloids and monotropoids (Ericaceae) and in orchids

  1. Katja Zimmer1,
  2. Nicole A. Hynson2,
  3. Gerhard Gebauer1,
  4. Edith B. Allen3,
  5. Michael F. Allen4,
  6. David J. Read5

Article first published online: 5 APR 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02065.x

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Volume 175, Issue 1, pages 166–175, July 2007

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Zimmer, K., Hynson, N. A., Gebauer, G., Allen, E. B., Allen, M. F. and Read, D. J. (2007), Wide geographical and ecological distribution of nitrogen and carbon gains from fungi in pyroloids and monotropoids (Ericaceae) and in orchids. New Phytologist, 175: 166–175. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02065.x

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  1. 1

    Labor für Isotopen-Biogeochemie, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;

  2. 2

    Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3102, USA;

  3. 3

    Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and Center for Conservation Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0124, USA;

  4. 4

    Center for Conservation Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0334, USA;

  5. 5

    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK

*Author for correspondence:Gerhard Gebauer Tel: +49 921552060 Fax: +49 921552564 Email: gerhard.gebauer@uni-bayreuth.de

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  1. Issue published online: 5 APR 2007
  2. Article first published online: 5 APR 2007
  3. Received: 9 February 2007Accepted: 12 February 2007

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