Montane and cloud forest specialists among neotropical Xylaria species

D. Jean Lodge; Thomas Læssøe; M. Catherine Aime; Terry W. Henkel; M. Catherine Aime; Terry W. Henkel

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Montane and cloud forest specialists among neotropical Xylaria species

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Authors:

D. Jean Lodge, Thomas Læssøe, M. Catherine Aime, Terry W. Henkel, M. Catherine Aime, Terry W. Henkel

Year:

2008

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

North American Fungi. 3(7): 193-213.

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Abstract

We compared recored of neotropical Xylaria species among Belize, Ecuador, the Guianas, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela to determine if there were neotropical taxa consistently found only in cloud forest or high montane forests that might be endangered by climate change.

Keywords

Xylaria, cloud forest, montane forest, neotropics, conservation, climate change, fungal ecology, biogeography, meta-analysis, Belize, Ecuador, Guianas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela

Citation

Lodge, D. Jean; Læssøe, Thomas; Aime, M. Catherine; Henkel, Terry W. 2008. Montane and cloud forest specialists among neotropical Xylaria species. North American Fungi. 3(7): 193-213.