Fungal communities at the edge: Ecological lessons from high alpine fungi

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-452

  Schmidt, S K ^a   Naff, C S ^a   Lynch, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; High elevation soils; Himalayas; Llullaillaco Volcano; Psychrophiles; Xeric soils

Indexed keywords

DOTHIDEOMYCETES; FILOBASIDIALES; FUNGI; SPIZELLOMYCETALES;

EID: 84862130138     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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