Exotic riparian vegetation lowers fungal diversity but not leaf decomposition in Portuguese streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1123-1135

  Bärlocher, Felix ^a   Graça, Manuel A S ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Biodiversity; Ecological functions; Leaf decay

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNGUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM;

PORTUGAL;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036077529     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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