The Mutualistic Niche: Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Community Dynamics

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

• Publication date

  2016-11-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1146/ANNUREV-ECOLSYS-121415-032100
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