Fungal diversity in heavy metal polluted waters in central Germany

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 5, Issue , 2000, Pages 119-129

  Sridhar, K R ^a   Krauss, G ^b   Barlocher F ^c   Wennrich, R ^b   Krauss, G J ^d  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Biodiversity; Foam; Heavy metal pollution; Leaf litter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001226134     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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