Elemental composition and degree of homeostasis of fungi: Are aquatic hyphomycetes more like metazoans, bacteria or plants?

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 453-457

  Danger, Michael ^a   Chauvet, Eric ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Institut National Polytechnique   (France)

Author keywords

Decomposition models; Ecological stoichiometry; Elemental composition; Homeostasis; Microbial decomposers; Nutrient recycling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; METAZOA;

EID: 84884417424     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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