Influence of Leaf Quality in Microbial Decomposition in a Headwater Stream in the Brazilian Cerrado: a 1-Year Study

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 84-94

  Sales, M A ^a   Goncalves J F ^b   Dahora, J S ^a   Medeiros, A O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT LEAF; RIVER;

BIOMASS; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT LEAVES; RIVERS;

EID: 84939891310     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: 1432184X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0467-5     Document Type: Article

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