Decomposition of standing litter of the freshwater emergent macrophyte Juncus effusus

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 717-727

  Kuehn, Kevin A ^a   Suberkropp, Keller ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Emergent macrophytes; Ergosterol; Fungi; Juncus effusus; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Standing litter

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT;

EID: 0032433493     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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