Vasco-Palacios A.M., Lücking R., Moncada B., Palacio M. & Motato-Vásque V.
(2022):
A critical assessment of biogeographic distribution patterns of Colombian fungi,
In: de Almeida R.F., Lücking R., Vasco-Palacios A.M., Gaya E. & Diazgranados M. (eds), Catalogue of Fungi of Colombia,
p. 121–137, Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Book chapter.
This chapter attempts to assess the distribution patterns of three selected groups of fungi, namely polypores, ectomycorrhizal
fungi (EcM), and lichenised fungi in Colombia. Assessing the biogeography of fungi is difficult because of two key issues:
1. information gaps on their distribution and biology in biodiversity-rich countries, such as Colombia, and 2. the traditional,
phenotype-based species concepts, which make it difficult to recognise cryptic species or species complexes. …
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