Fungal colonization and decomposition of Castanopsis sieboldii leaves in a subtropical forest

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 909-917

  Osono, Takashi ^a   Ishii, Yukari ^a   Hirose, Dai ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basidiomycetes; Bleach; Fungi; Lignin; Selective delignification

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; COLONIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN FOREST; FUNGUS; LEAF; LIGNIN; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA VAR. SIEBOLDII; FUNGI; LACHNOCLADIACEAE;

EID: 50649121361     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0455-z     Document Type: Article

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