Biodiversity of yeasts and filamentous microfungi in terrestrial Antarctic ecosystems

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1365-1378

  Vishniac, H S ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic microfungi; Antarctic yeasts; biodegradation; biodiversity; terrestrial ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MICROFUNGI; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; YEAST;

ANTARCTICA;

FUNGI;

EID: 0030301489     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051983     Document Type: Article

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