Species diversity and decomposition in laboratory aquatic systems: The role of species interactions

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2281-2295

  Costantini, Maria Letizia ^a   Rossi, Loreto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Competition; Detritivores; Fungi; Leaf mass loss

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; QUERCUS CERRIS;

EID: 78649489003     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02433.x     Document Type: Article

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