Saprotrophy of Conidiobolus and Basidiobolus in leaf litter

Mycological Research

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1437-1449

  Manning, Robert J ^a   Waters, Steve D ^b   Callaghan, Arthur A ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Stoke on Trent College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collembola; Entomophthorales; Fungal ecology; Litter ecology; Niche differentiation

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; NICHE; RESOURCE USE; SAPROTROPHY;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CADAVER; CONIDIOBOLUS; ECOSYSTEM; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGUS SPORE; LARIX; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CADAVER; CARBON; CONIDIOBOLUS; ECOSYSTEM; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; LARIX; PLANT LEAVES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BASIDIOBOLUS; BASIDIOBOLUS RANARUM; COLLEMBOLA; CONIDIOBOLUS; CONIDIOBOLUS FIRMIPILLEUS; CONIDIOBOLUS PUMILUS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; HELIANTHUS; LARIX; LARIX SP.;

EID: 36549088656     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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