Microbial biomass, respiration, and decomposition of Hura crepitans L. (Euphorbiaceae) leaves in a tropical stream

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 397-402

  Abelho, Manuela ^a,c   Cressa, Claudia ^b   Graça, Manuel A S ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ATP; Bacteria; Fungi; Hura crepitans; Leaf decomposition; Respiration; Tropical stream; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LEAF; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RESPIRATION; STREAM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FUNGI; HURA CREPITANS;

EID: 28444455999     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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