Fungal and bacterial contributions to the decomposition of Cladium and Typha leaves in nutrient enriched and nutrient poor areas of the everglades, with a note on ergosterol concentrations in everglades soils

Mycological Research

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 666-670

  Hackney, Courtney T ^a   Padgett, David E ^a   Posey, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOMASS; ERGOSTEROL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FUNGUS CELL; LEAF LITTER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBE RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEAT SOIL; RESPIRATION;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADIUM; CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; TYPHA; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 0033944225     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756299002221     Document Type: Article

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