Fungal and bacterial production during the breakdown of yellow poplar leaves in 2 streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 408-420

  Weyers, Holly S ^a   Suberkropp, Keller ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic hyphomycetes; bacteria; biomass; decomposition; ergosterol; fungi; growth rates; leaf detritus; production; streams

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0030480411     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467795     Document Type: Article

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