Ergosterol as a measure of fungal biomass

Methods to Study Litter Decomposition: A Practical Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 189-195

  Gessner, Mark O ^a  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84919681908     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3466-0_25     Document Type: Chapter

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