Organic matter decomposition by fungi in a Mediterranean forested stream: Contribution of streambed substrata

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-277

  Artigas, J ^a   Romani A M ^a   Sabater, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquatic microfungi; Decomposition; Enzymatic activities; Organic matter; Streambed substrata

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC MATTER; STREAM;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

FUNGI;

EID: 11144248510     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2004025     Document Type: Article

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