The igneous oceanic crust - Earth's largest fungal habitat?

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 249-255

  Ivarsson, M ^a   Bengtson, S ^a   Neubeck, A ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basalt; Deep subseafloor biosphere; Endoliths; Extreme environments; Fungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959870121     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2016.01.009     Document Type: Review

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