An inventory of macro-fungi and their diversity in the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem, Tanzania and Kenya

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 399-410

  Tibuhwa, D D ^a   Muchane, M N ^b   Masiga, C W ^c   Mugoya, C ^c   Muchai, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c ASARECA   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cropland; Diversity; Ecosystem; Grassland; Mushrooms; Serengeti mara ecosystem; Woodland

Indexed keywords

AGARICALES; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; FOREST; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; HABITAT; KENYA; NONHUMAN; POLYPORACEAE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TANZANIA; TAXONOMY;

EID: 83455258188     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2011.399.410     Document Type: Article

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