Wood-decaying fungi in the forest: Conservation needs and management options

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-22

  Lonsdale, David ^a   Pautasso, Marco ^b   Holdenrieder, Ottmar ^c  

^a Imperial College London ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Carbon sequestration; Forest ecosystem management; Functional diversity; Landscape fragmentation; Macroecology; Morticulture; Nurse logs; Old growth; Polypores

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FUNGI;

EID: 37449026064     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-007-0182-6     Document Type: Review

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