Is diversity a buffer against environmental temperature fluctuations? - A decomposition experiment with aquatic fungi

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 96-102

  Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia ^a   Graça, Manuel A S ^b   Canhoto, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic hyphomycetes; Environmental oscillations; Species richness; Streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940764659     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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