Predicting straw decomposition by a four-species fungal community: A cellular automaton model

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 493-507

  Halley, John M ^a,c   Robinson, Clare H ^b,d   Comins, Hugh N ^a,e   Dighton, John ^b,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competition; dispersal; mycelium; spatial dynamics; succession

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; STRAW;

AGROCYBE GIBBEROSA; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; MUCOR HIEMALIS; SPHAEROBOLUS STELLATUS;

EID: 0030304344     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404979     Document Type: Article

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