Breakdown of introduced and native leaves in two Indian streams

Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 529-539

  Raviraja, N S ^a   Sridhar, K R ^b   Bärlocher, Felix ^b  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Conidium production; Decay rate; Eucalypt; Leaf decomposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343745693     PISSN: 00209309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.19960810406     Document Type: Article

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