Macrofungal diversity and ecology in four Irish forest types

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 499-508

  O'Hanlon, Richard ^a   Harrington, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ash; Community; Host specificity; Indicator species; Oak; Scots pine; Sitka spruce

Indexed keywords

CORTINARIUS; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84864088596     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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