Leaf breakdown in streams of an alpine glacial floodplain: Dynamics of fungi and nutrients

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 403-419

  Gessner, Mark O ^a   Robinson, Christopher T ^b   Ward, J V ^b  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine; Aquatic hyphomycetes; Decomposition; Ergosterol; Fungi; Glacial; Leaf litter; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Stream

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; STREAM;

SWITZERLAND;

ALNUS VIRIDIS;

EID: 0032467658     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468362     Document Type: Article

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