Diversity and ecology of fungi on mangroves of Bay of Bengal region - An overview

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 308-317

  Vittal, B P R ^a   Sarma, V Venkateswara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Diversity; Ecology; Mangrove fungi; Seasonal occurrence; Substratum preference; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FUNGUS; HOME RANGE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; GODAVARI DELTA; INDIA; KRISHNA DELTA; PICHAVARAM; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; RHIZOPHORACEAE; VERRUCULINA ENALIA;

EID: 34249738586     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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