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Oecologia

Title:		Effects of above-ground browsing by mammals on mycorrhizal infection in an early successional taiga ecosystem
Author(s):		Rossow LJ; Bryant JP; Kielland K;
Address:		"Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775-0180, USA, , , , , , US"
Journal Title:		Oecologia
Year:		1997
Volume:		110
Issue:		1
Page Number:		94 - 98
DOI:		10.1007/s004420050137
ISSN/ISBN:		1432-1939 (Electronic) 0029-8549 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Using an exclosure experiment in the willow stage of primary succession on the floodplain of the Tanana River, we tested the hypothesis that browsing can reduce mycorrhizal infection. We measured the effects winter browsing by moose (Alcesalces) and snowshoe hare (Lepusamericanus) had on mycorrhizal infection and fine root biomass of willow (Salix spp.) and balsam poplar (Populusbalsamifera). We found that protection from winter browsing increased ectomycorrhizal infection by 10% in the top 5 cm of the soil profile, by 23% at 5-10 cm, and by 42% at the 10-15 cm depth. Mammal browsing in taiga forests is now recognized as a major cause of the shift from palatable deciduous species such as willow and balsam poplar to less palatable species such as alder and spruce. We suggest that browsing-induced reduction in ectomycorrhizal infection of salicaceous species plays a central role in this shift in plant community composition"
Keywords:		Key words Floodplain Mycorrhizal infection Primary succession Taiga forest Vertebrate herbivory;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINERossow, L J Bryant, John P Kielland, Knut eng Germany 1997/03/01 Oecologia. 1997 Mar; 110(1):94-98. doi: 10.1007/s004420050137"