Breakdown of Ficus and Eucalyptus leaves in an organically polluted river in India: Fungal diversity and ecological functions

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 537-545

  Raviraja, N S ^a   Sridhar, K R ^a   Bärlocher, Felix ^a,b  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; RIVER; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

INDIA, NETHRAVATHI RIVER;

EID: 0031978422     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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