Factors related to diversity of decomposer fungi in tropical forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 681-688

  Lodge, D Jean ^a  

^a USDA Forest Service Luquillo   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

anthropogenic disturbance; decomposers; fungal diversity; natural disturbance; tropical forests

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; FUNGI; HOST PREFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICTYOSTELIIDA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0030617931     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018314219111     Document Type: Article

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