High-elevation gray morels and other Morchella species harvested as non-timber forest products in Idaho and Montana

Mycologist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-68

  McFarlane, Erika M ^a   Pilz, David ^b   Weber, Nancy S ^b  

^a Oregon State University ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial harvesters; Forest ecology; Morels; Mushroom buyers; Non timber forest products; Taxonomy; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; MORCHELLA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 21244445918     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269915X0500203X     Document Type: Article

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