Fungi Originating From Tree Leaves Contribute to Fungal Diversity of Litter in Streams

Biomass production and decomposition are key processes in ecology, where plants are primarily responsible for production and microbes act in decomposition. Trees harbor foliar microfungi living on and inside leaf tissues, epiphytes, and endophytes, respectively. Early researchers hypothesized that a...

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Main Authors: Pirjo Koivusaari, Mysore V. Tejesvi, Mikko Tolkkinen, Annamari Markkola, Heikki Mykrä, Anna Maria Pirttilä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00651/full