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APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 241-253Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(02)00156-7
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arbuscular mycorrhiza; biomass; root distribution; nutrients; roots; spore numbers
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Root distribution and mycorrhizal associations were compared in primary, secondary and limestone forests in Xishuang-banna, southwest China. Soil cores to a depth of 20 cm were collected at random points from four 50 m(2) quadrats in each forest type. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) associations were the only form of mycorrhiza found in all forest types. The primary forest was characterized by high root mass, root lengths and AM colonization levels higher than other forest types. In contrast, secondary forests had greater AM fungal spore numbers and specific root length, indicating that plant species in secondary forests achieved a greater degree of soil exploration with less biomass allocation to roots. Root density, AM colonization and AM fungal spore numbers decreased with soil depth in all forest types. Although the correlation between AM colonization levels and spore numbers was insignificant when all forest types were considered together, significant relationships emerged when each forest type was considered individually. AM colonization and spore numbers were correlated with several root variables. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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