The impact of fungi and macroinvertebrates on the breakdown of beech and ash leaves in a woodland stream

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 359-368

  Fleituch, Tadeusz ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aquatic fungi; Leaf breakdown; Macroinvertebrates; Stream

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

CAPNIA; EPHEMERA VULGARIS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; FUNGI; HEPTAGENIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; NEMOURA; PROTONEMURA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0035701061     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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