The coprophilous succession

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2002, Pages 101-111

  Richardson, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; Basidiomycetes; Dung; Fungal ecology; Zygomycetes

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; COPROPHILOUS; FUNGI; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 11244253984     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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