Ultrastructural observations of microbial succession and decay of wood buried at a Bronze Age archaeological site

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-173

  Powell, K L ^a   Pedley, S ^a   Daniel, G ^b   Corfield, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological site; Bacteria; Fungi; SEM; Wood decay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347036628     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(01)00045-2     Document Type: Article

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