Fungal hyphal length in litter of Dryas octopetala in a high- Arctic polar semi-desert, Svalbard

C. H. Robinson; O. B. Borisova; T. V. Callaghan; J. A. Lee

Fungal hyphal length in litter of Dryas octopetala in a high- Arctic polar semi-desert, Svalbard

C. H. Robinson, O. B. Borisova, T. V. Callaghan, J. A. Lee

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Mean fungal hyphal length was estimated in the surface horizons of a lithosol under Dryas octopetala in a polar semi-desert ecosystem at Ny- Alesund, Svalbard (78 56'N, 11 '50'E). This site is the most northerly from which such values have been collected and provides the only record from polar semi-desert sites in the Eurasian high Arctic. Although mean (± SE) fungal hyphal length was the lowest recorded in surface horizons of northern tundra (23 ± 1 mg-1), it was of the same order as results from a Canadian high- Arctic soil and Antarctic soils of high pH and low moisture and organic matter content, with little vegetation cover.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-74
Number of pages	3
Journal	Polar Biology
Volume	16
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1996

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Fungal hyphal length in litter of Dryas octopetala in a high- Arctic polar semi-desert, Svalbard

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