Fructification of Polyporaceae s.l. (Basidiomycotina) along a gradient of altitude and humidity in the Guanacaste Conservation Area (Costa Rica)

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 893-898

  Núñez, Maria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basidiocarp distribution; Costa Rica; Guanacaste Conservation Area; Polyporaceae; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA, GUANACASTE CONSERVATION AREA;

BASIDIOMYCOTINA; POLYPORACEAE;

EID: 0030390544     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010154     Document Type: Article

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