Carbon and nutrient mineralization and fungal spore composition of fecal pellets from voles in Minnesota

Ecography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-61

  Pastor, John ^a   Dewey, Bradley ^a   Christian, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLING; FAECAL PELLET; FUNGAL SPORE; NUTRIENT MINERALIZATION; VOLE;

USA, MINNESOTA;

CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; ARVICOLINAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030304969     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1996.tb00154.x     Document Type: Article

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