Aquatic fungi associated with decomposing ficus sp. leaf litter in a neotropical stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 416-425

  Rincón, José ^a   Santelloco, Roberto ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Decomposition; Intermittent stream; Sporulation; Tropical

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPORULATION; STREAM; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ANGUILLOSPORA LONGISSIMA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FILOSPORELLA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; LEMONNIERA TERRESTRIS; MORACEAE; SPIROPLASMA PHAGE 4;

EID: 67650930482     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-084.1     Document Type: Article

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