Annual production of leaf-decaying fungi in a woodland stream

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Suberkropp, Keller ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0030760836     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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