The effect of latitude, season and needle-age on the mycota of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in Finland

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-317

  Terhonen, Eeva ^a   Marco, Teresa ^a   Sun, Hui ^a   Jalkanen, Risto ^b   Kasanen, Risto ^a   Vuorinen, Martti ^b   Asiegbu, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cryptic lifecycle; Harsh environment; Hormonema dematioides; Mycota; Needle age; Needles; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; LIFE CYCLE; NEEDLES;

HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HORMONEMA DEMATIOIDES; MYCOTA; NEEDLE AGES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNGUS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LIFE CYCLE; SAPROTROPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

FINLAND;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; LOPHODERMIUM; MYCOTA; OTUS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SYDOWIA POLYSPORA;

EID: 80053945103     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.104     Document Type: Article

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