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Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
Official Journal of the Societa Botanica Italiana
Volume 145, 2011 - Issue 4: The Current Status of Fungal Biodiversity in Italy
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Fungal biodiversity and in situ conservation in Italy

G. Venturella Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale e Biodiversità, Sezione Botanica, Via Archirafi 38, I-90123 Palermo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. Altobelli Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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A. Bernicchia Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali, Annarosa Bernicchia, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Viale Fanin 42 – 40127, Bologna, Italy
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S. Di Piazza Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse (Dip.Te.Ris), Polo Botanico Hanbury Laboratorio di Micologia, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Dogali 1M, I-16136 Genoa, Italy
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D. Donnini Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata, Università di Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74 – I-06121 Perugia, Italy
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M. L. Gargano Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale e Biodiversità, Sezione Botanica, Via Archirafi 38, I-90123 Palermo, Italy
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S. P. Gorjòn Centro de Investigación y Extensión Forestal Andino Patagónico (CIEFAP), Area de Patología Forestal, Ruta 259, Km 2.9, 9200 Esquel, Argentina
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V. M. Granito Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Roma, Italy
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A. Lantieri Department of Biology “Marcello La Greca”, University of Catania, Via Antonino Longo 19, I-95125 Catania, Italy
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D. Lunghini Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Roma, Italy
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A. Montemartini Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse (Dip.Te.Ris), Polo Botanico Hanbury Laboratorio di Micologia, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Dogali 1M, I-16136 Genoa, Italy
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F. Padovan Gruppo Associazione Micologica Bresadola di Belluno, Via Mier, 73 – 32100 Belluno, Italy
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M. Pavarino Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse (Dip.Te.Ris), Polo Botanico Hanbury Laboratorio di Micologia, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Dogali 1M, I-16136 Genoa, Italy
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L. Pecoraro Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Riia St. 181, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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C. Perini Department of Environmental Sciences “G. Sarfatti”, via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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G. Rana Dipartimento diBiologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro-Forestali, Università degliStudi della Basilicata, Via Ateneo Lucano, n. 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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C. Ripa Dipartimento di Scienze Ecologiche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Largo dell'Università snc – 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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E. Salerni Department of Environmental Sciences “G. Sarfatti”, via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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E. Savino Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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P. E. Tomei Dipartimento di Agronomia e Gestione dell'Agroecosistema, Via del Borgetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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A. Vizzini Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università di Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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A. Zambonelli Dipartimento di Protezione e Valorizzazione Agroalimentare, Via Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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M. Zotti Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse (Dip.Te.Ris), Polo Botanico Hanbury Laboratorio di Micologia, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Dogali 1M, I-16136 Genoa, Italy
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Pages 950-957 | Published online: 20 Dec 2011

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