Efficient function representation is very important for speed and memory requirements of multiple-valued decomposers. This paper presents a new representation of multiple-valued relations (functions in particular), called MultipleValued Cube Diagram Bundles (MVCDB). MVCDBs improve on Rough Partition representation by labeling their blocks with variable values and by representing blocks efficien...

Fungi are common in aquatic and terrestrial environments, absorb the nutrients they need, and occur as either free-living or in symbiotic forms. In terrestrial environments, fungi are of fundamental importance as decomposers, plant pathogens, symbionts, and in biogeochemical cycles. In soils, fungi can comprise the largest pool of biomass. To date, there are an estimated 1.5 million species of ...

Non-native nitrogen-fixing Acacia species have been invading riparian ecosystems worldwide, potentially threatening stream communities that strongly depend on allochthonous litter. We examined the effects of invasion native deciduous temperate forests by litter decomposition and associated fungal decomposers in streams. Litter (Alnus glutinosa Quercus robur) invasive (Acacia melanoxylon) were e...

Producers, consumers, and decomposers are the three key functional groups that form the basis of all ecosystems. But, little is known about how these functional groups coexist with each other in aquatic environments, particularly in subtropical reservoirs. In this study, we describe the nature of microeukaryotic communities in a subtropical deep reservoir during the strongly stratified period. ...

Standing litter of emergent macrophytes often forms a major portion of the detrital mass in wetland habitats. Microbial assemblages inhabiting this detritus must adapt physiologically to daily fluctuations in temperature and water availability. We examined the effects of various environmental conditions on the concentrations of osmoregulatory solutes (polyols and trehalose) and the respiratory ...