Fungal communities on decaying leaves in streams: A comparison of two leaf species

Mycological Progress

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-275

  Das, Mitali ^a,b   Royer, Todd V ^a,c   Leff, Laura G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Microscopy; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; OTUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 53849111548     PISSN: 1617416X     EISSN: 18618952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11557-008-0569-x     Document Type: Article

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