Decomposition of Typha angustifolia and Phragmites australis in the littoral zone of a shallow lake

Biologia

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1104-1110

  Ágoston Szabó, Edit ^a   Dinka, Mária ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cellulolytic bacteria; Decomposition; ETS activity; Fibers; Fungal biomass; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 57349185259     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-008-0154-4     Document Type: Article

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