Multiyear patterns of fungal biomass dynamics and productivity within naturally decaying smooth cordgrass shoots

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 573-583

  Newell, Steven Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FUNGUS; PRODUCTIVITY; SALTMARSH;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0035038938     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2001.46.3.0573     Document Type: Article

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