Diversity and physiology of marine lignicolous fungi in Arctic waters: A preliminary account

Polar Research

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Pang, Ka Lai ^a   Chow, Raymond K K ^b   Chan, Chi Wong ^b   Vrijmoed, Lilian L P ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arctic; Diversity; Marine fungi; Physiology

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAR REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; GROWTH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NEW RECORD;

ARCTIC; LONGYEARBYEN; NORWAY; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; TROMS;

FUNGI;

EID: 79956098312     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v30i0.5859     Document Type: Article

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