A comparison of two sampling strategies to assess discomycete diversity in wet tropical forests

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-16

  Cantrell, Sharon A ^a  

^a Turabo University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; Caribbean; Discomycetes; Diversity; Fungi; Sampling methods; Tropical

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN NATIONAL FOREST; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EBANO VERDE RESERVE; GREATER ANTILLES; LA VEGA; PUERTO RICO;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 2442552091     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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