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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF HYDROBIOLOGY
Volume 91, Issue 1, Pages 1-14Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200510833
Keywords
leaves decomposition; aquatic hyphomycetes; artificial channels; current velocity; shredders
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In this study we assessed the effect of current velocity and shredder presence, manipulated in artificial channels, on the structure of the fungal assemblage colonizing alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) GAERT-NER) leaves incubated in coarse and fine mesh bags. Fungal sporulation rates, cumulative conidial production and number of species of aquatic hyphomycetes were higher in leaves exposed to high rather than to low current velocity. The opposite was observed regarding Simpson's index (D) on the fungal assemblage. Some species of aquatic hyphomycetes were consistently stimulated in high current channels. No effect of shredders or of mesh type was observed.
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