Slow initial decomposition and fungal colonization of pine branches in a nutrient-rich lowland stream

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2007-2013

  Spänhoff, Bernd ^a,c   Gessner, Mark O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; STREAM; TROPHIC STATUS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 14644394978     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-145     Document Type: Article

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