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The occurrence of fungi on some rooted aquatics from the Chesapeake Bay

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During 1975 and 1976, 433 isolates, representing 37 genera of fungi, were collected fromPotamogeton perfoliatus andRuppia maritima in the Chesapeake Bay. Seasonal distribution patterns of selected species are presented and their possible relationships to the declining host plant populations are discussed.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Md.

    Jerome J. Motta

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This research was supported in part by a grant from the USDI-U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird and Habitat Research Laboratory. We wish to also acknowledge the assistance of Ms. Elaine Lawson in this study.

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Motta, J.J. The occurrence of fungi on some rooted aquatics from the Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries 1, 101–105 (1978). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351598

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