Higher temperature reduces the effects of litter quality on decomposition by aquatic fungi

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2306-2317

  Fernandes, Isabel ^a   Pascoal, Cláudia ^a   Guimarães, Helena ^a   Pinto, Rute ^a   Sousa, Inês ^a   Cássio, Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic fungi; Leaf decomposition; Litter quality; Streams; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; LUNULOSPORA CURVULA;

EID: 84867006360     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12004     Document Type: Article

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