Developing a comprehensive strategy for fungal conservation in Europe: current status and future needs

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 50-64

  Dahlberg, Anders ^a   Genney, David R ^b   Heilmann Clausen, Jacob ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^c HabitatVision ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conservation; Europe; Macrofungi; Management; Red List; Threat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 77949917217     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2009.10.004     Document Type: Review

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