Microhabitat distribution of protostelids in a Tropical Wet Forest in Costa Rica

Mycologia

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-18

  Moore, Donna L ^a   Stephenson, Steven L ^b  

^a Department of Education Childhood Education   (United States)

^b FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Mycetozoans; Protoctists; Slime molds; Tropics

Indexed keywords

FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; MICROHABITAT; SLIME MOULD; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA; LA SELVA;

ECHINOSTELIUM; ECHINOSTELIUM BISPORUM; FUNGI; MYCETOZOA; MYXOGASTRIA; PROTOCTISTA; PROTOSTELIDA; SCHIZOPLASMODIOPSIS; SCHIZOPLASMODIOPSIS PSEUDOENDOSPORA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037284427     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2004.11833126     Document Type: Article

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