Non-lichenized Antarctic fungi: Transient visitors or members of a cryptic ecosystem?

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-394

  Bridge, P D ^a   Spooner, B M ^b  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Lecanicillium; Population; Rhizoscyphus; Sub Antarctic

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; LECANICILLIUM; RHIZOSCYPHUS;

EID: 84862129930     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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