Effects of leaf litter and its fungal colonization on the diet of limnomysis benedeni (Crustacea: Mysida)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 636, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 439-447

  Aßmann, Christine ^a   Von Elert, Eric ^b   Gergs, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Fungi; Invasive species; Leaf litter conditioning; Oomycetes

Indexed keywords

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; CRUSTACEA; FAGUS; FUNGI; LIMNOMYSIS BENEDENI; MYSIDA; OOMYCETES; POPULUS NIGRA; SALIX ALBA;

EID: 77958558883     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9972-9     Document Type: Article

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