Vertical distribution and assemblages of corticolous myxomycetes on five tree species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Mycologia

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 565-576

  Snell, Kenneth L ^a   Keller, Harold W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark; Ecology; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Mycetozoa; Myxomycetes; Tree canopy; Tree climbing

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANOPY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; SPECIES RICHNESS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI; MYCETOZOA; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0141941648     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2004.11833060     Document Type: Article

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