The history, fungal biodiversity, conservation, and future perspectives for mycology in Egypt

@article{AbdelAzeem2010TheHF,
  title={The history, fungal biodiversity, conservation, and future perspectives for mycology in Egypt},
  author={Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem},
  journal={IMA Fungus : The Global Mycological Journal},
  year={2010},
  volume={1},
  pages={123 - 142}
}
  • Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem
  • Published 10 November 2010
  • Environmental Science
  • IMA Fungus : The Global Mycological Journal
Records of Egyptian fungi, including lichenized fungi, are scattered through a wide array of journals, books, and dissertations, but preliminary annotated checklists and compilations are not all readily available. This review documents the known available sources and compiles data for more than 197 years of Egyptian mycology. Species richness is analysed numerically with respect to the systematic position and ecology. Values of relative species richness of different systematic and ecological… 
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