Polypore funga and species diversity in tropical forest ecosystems of Africa, America and Asia, and a comparison with temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere
Polypores play a crucial role in energy recycling and forest regeneration in forest ecosystems. The majority of them are wood degraders; some are forest pathogens and others are ectomycorrhizal symbionts. The basidiocarps provide food and shelter for many organisms, mostly invertebrates, but also so...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2024-01-01
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Series: | Forest Ecosystems |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2197562024000368 |