Autumnal biomass and potential productivity of salt marsh fungi from 29°to 43°north latitude along the United States Atlantic Coast

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 180-185

  Newell, Steven Y ^a   Blum, Linda K ^b   Crawford, Richard E ^c   Dai, Ting ^d   Dionne, Michele ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^e Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL;

BIOMASS; FUNGUS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SALTMARSH; STANDING CROP;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRASS; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ATLANTIC COAST; UNITED STATES;

MYCOSPHAERELLA; PHAEOSPHAERIA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0033989388     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.180-185.2000     Document Type: Article

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