Review
Nutritional soil heterogeneity and mycorrhiza as determinants of plant species diversity
Wim A. Ozinga,
Jelte Van Andel,
Michael P. McDonnell-Alexander,
Wim A. Ozinga
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, University of Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJelte Van Andel
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, University of Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMichael P. McDonnell-Alexander
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, University of Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorWim A. Ozinga,
Jelte Van Andel,
Michael P. McDonnell-Alexander,
Wim A. Ozinga
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, University of Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorJelte Van Andel
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, University of Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMichael P. McDonnell-Alexander
Laboratory of Plant Ecology, University of Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands
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