Observations on post-fire black morel ascocarp development in an Israeli burnt forest site and their preferred micro-sites

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 316-318

  Masaphy, Segula ^a,b   Zabari, Limor ^a  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ascocarp production; Disrupted soil; Habitat preference; Morchella; Morel; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; MORCHELLA;

EID: 84878800377     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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