A cross-system comparison of bacterial and fungal biomass in detritus pools of headwater streams

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-66

  Findlay, S ^a   Tank, J ^b   Dye, S ^a   Valett, H M ^c   Mulholland, P J ^d   McDowell, W H ^e   Johnson, S L ^f   Hamilton, S K ^g   Edmonds, J ^h   Dodds, W K ⁱ   Bowden, W B ^j  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; DETRITUS; FUNGUS; HEADWATER; STREAM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT LEAF; WATER FLOW; WOOD;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WOOD;

EID: 0036047019     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-001-1020-x     Document Type: Article

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