Causes and consequences of changes to New Zealand's fungal biota

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 175-184

  Johnston, Peter R ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Endemic; Indigenous; Non lichenised fungi; Origins; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GENE FLOW; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHYLOGENY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77949292763     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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