ABSTRACT

Documents Phytosociologiques

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Fitosociologia

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Phytocoenologia, Vegetatio

), but the approach has scarcely

impacted on mycology. There are many reasons for this, but the diversity of fungi* is so great, and so much of it is as yet unknown, that a habitat or community approach has to be a surrogate for species conservation in fungi. Yet we remain far from the point where a community-or ecosystem-based system for fungi can be recommended for general use in conservation criteria or legislation at international, regional, and national levels.