Structurally preserved fungi from Antarctica: Diversity and interactions in late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic polar forest ecosystems

Antarctic Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 153-173

  Harper, Carla J ^a,b   Taylor, Thomas N ^b   Krings, Michael ^a,b   Taylor, Edith L ^b  

^a BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Jurassic; mycorrhiza; peat; Permian; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CHERT; CRETACEOUS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNGUS; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOZOIC; PALYNOMORPH; PEAT; PERMIAN; POLAR REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA;

ANIMALIA; CORYSTOSPERMALES; FUNGI; GLOSSOPTERIDACEAE; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 84961214475     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102016000018     Document Type: Article

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