Realized fungal diversity increases functional stability of leaf litter decomposition under zinc stress

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-93

  Pascoal, Cláudia ^a   Cássio, Fernanda ^a   Nikolcheva, Liliya ^b   Bärlocher, Felix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT LEAF; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; PLANT LEAVES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 74149093709     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9567-z     Document Type: Article

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