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Summary
The British Columbia Host/Fungus Index Database was compiled from 60
years of Canadian Forest Service records, augmented from published literature
records and additional data provided by Agriculture/Agrifood Canada. It was
designed to reliably document records of fungi occurring on native plants and
other forest substrates in British Columbia, with the ... exception of some
agricultural crops and introduced ornamental plants. There are various plant
host and fungus data categories, including, "Genus/Specific Epithet," and
"Specific Epithet/Genus." The search by "Specific Epithet/Genus" is
recommended for trying to determine the currently accepted genus for a given
taxon. This function is useful when the searcher is working with a taxonomic
group that has undergone recent revisions. Synonyms are linked to currently
accepted names in this database. The Index holds records of 3,481 fungus
species on 1,170 different plant hosts and other substrates. Over 4,690 of
these records are verified by herbarium specimens curated at the Pacific
Forestry Centre.

The Host/Fungus Index Database has been designed to assist in the
identification and formal documentation of fungi occurring on native plants in
the province of British Columbia, with the exception of some agricultural crops
and horticultural ornamental (non-native) plant species.

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Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 60.0

S: 48.0

E: -114.0

W: -139.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre Dataset Title: British Columbia Host/Fungus Index Database, Canada Dataset Release Place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Dataset Publisher: Gov Canada, NRCAN, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre Online Resource: http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/biodiversity/herbarium

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1938-04-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHIC REGION > WESTERN HEMISPHERE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > British Columbia

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Access Constraints
None

Use Constraints
Crown Copyright

Ancillary Keywords

GCMD none BIODIVERSITY FOREST PATHOLOGY MYCOLOGY

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada Data Center URL: http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/ Data Center Personnel Name: DR. ALAN THOMSON Phone: +01-250-363-0632 Fax: +01-250-363-0775 Email: athomson at pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: 506 West Burnside Road City: Victoria Province or State: British Columbia Postal Code: V8Z 1M5 Country: Canada Data Center Personnel Name: ROD MAIDES Phone: +01-250-363-0737 Fax: +01-250-363-0775 Email: rmaides at pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: 506 W. Burnside Road City: Victoria Province or State: British Columbia Postal Code: V8Z 1M5 Country: Canada

Personnel

DR. BRENDA CALLAN Role: DIF AUTHOR Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +01-250-363-0744 Fax: +01-250-363-0775 Email: bcallan at pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: 506 West Burnside Road City: Victoria Province or State: British Columbia Postal Code: V8Z 1M5 Country: Canada

Related URL

Link: View Related Information Link: View Related Information Description: GeoConnections Discovery Portal. Canada's IDN Node.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-12-03 Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-03-28 Future DIF Review Date: 2005-09-11

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