Leaf litter decomposition in large rivers: The case of the River Garonne

Limnetica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-70

  Chauvet, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Decomposition; Fungi; Large river; Leaf litter; Oligochaetes; Shredders

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001999769     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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