A world review of fungi, yeasts, and slime molds in caves

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-96

  Vanderwolf, Karen J ^a,b   Malloch, David ^a   Mcalpine, Donald F ^a   Forbes, Graham J ^c  

^a NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM   (Canada)

^b Canadian Wildlife Federation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bats; Cave; Fungi; Geomyces destructans; Mine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAVE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNGUS; LOW TEMPERATURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SLIME MOULD; YEAST;

NORTH AMERICA;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; GEOMYCES; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 84876567846     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.42.1.9     Document Type: Article

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