Truffle abundance and mycophagy by northern flying squirrels in eastern Washington forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 49-65

  Lehmkuhl, John F ^a   Gould, Laura E ^b   Cázares, Efren ^c   Hosford, David R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diets; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Fuel management; Glaucomys sabrinus; Mycophagy; Northern flying squirrel; Truffles

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMPOSITION; FUNGI; SAMPLING; SOILS;

MATURE FORESTS; SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGUS; MYCOPHAGY; RODENT;

ABIES GRANDIS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; RODENTS; SOIL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ABIES; ABIES GRANDIS; ALPOVA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; GAUTIERIA; GAUTIERIA MONTICOLA; GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; HYSTERANGIUM; HYSTERANGIUM CORIACEUM; MONTICOLA; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RHIZOPOGON; RHIZOPOGON PARKSII; RHIZOPOGON VINICOLOR; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 4544361128     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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