Fungal biomass and productivity in standing-decaying leaves of black needlerush. Newell, S. Y. Marine and Freshwater Research, 2001.
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Ascomycetous fungal decomposers generate the major part of the microbial biomass on and in standing naturally decaying shoots for one (smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora) of the two major ramet-forming marsh plants of the south-eastern USA. Evidence from frequency of occurrence of sexual structures (ascomata) in the second major ramet-forming marsh plant (black needlerush, Juncus roemerianus) suggests that fungi are major secondary producers in the needlerush decomposition system also. To test this, samples of needlerush blades at three stages of decay were collected seasonally for three years. Average living-fungal standing crop (as ergosterol) of needlerush blades (254 ug g\textasciicircum
@article{newell_fungal_2001,
	title = {Fungal biomass and productivity in standing-decaying leaves of black needlerush},
	volume = {52},
	abstract = {Ascomycetous fungal decomposers generate the major part of the microbial biomass on and in standing naturally decaying shoots for one (smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora) of the two major ramet-forming marsh plants of the south-eastern USA. Evidence from frequency of occurrence of sexual structures (ascomata) in the second major ramet-forming marsh plant (black needlerush, Juncus roemerianus) suggests that fungi are major secondary producers in the needlerush decomposition system also. To test this, samples of needlerush blades at three stages of decay were collected seasonally for three years. Average living-fungal standing crop (as ergosterol) of needlerush blades (254 ug g{\textasciicircum}},
	journal = {Marine and Freshwater Research},
	author = {Newell, S. Y.},
	year = {2001},
	keywords = {GCE, marsh, decomposition, sapelo, decay, fungus, degradation, phycology}
}

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