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THE IMPACT OF GRAZING ON MOUNTAIN VEGETATION
AND THE ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL SYMBIONT
Acknowledgements
This study has been made possible with kindness from
several institutions and grant providers. Faroese Natu-
ral History Museum, Faroese Research Council,
Faroese Agricultural Fund and Nordic Council of
Ministers all have contributed fmancially, technically
and otherwise provided resources. The mycorrhizal
part of this study is part of a PhD-project at thc Uni-
versity of York, supervised by Alastair Fitter.
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