Succession of microfungi during Pistacia lentiscus litter decomposition in a Sardinian Mediterranean maquis

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-64

  Pasqualetti, M ^a   Tempesta, S ^a   Rambelli, A ^a   Mulas, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Mediterranean maquis; Microfungal community; Pistacia lentiscus

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHRAGMIELLA BOEWEI; PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 33644839521     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500504889     Document Type: Article

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