Fungal biodiversity in dead leaves of fertilized plants of Dryas octopetala from a high arctic site

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 573-576

  Robinson, C H ^a,d   Fisher, P J ^b   Sutton, B C ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Old School House   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; FERTILIZER; FUNGI; LITTER;

SVALBARD;

DRYAS OCTOPETALA; FUNGI;

EID: 0031864733     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756297005492     Document Type: Article

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