Date: 4 September 2000
   From: Ted Stampfer & David Wallis
     To: NMMS Members & others who might be interested
Subject: Los Alamos Fungus Study
A few members of the New Mexico Mycological Society are considering a program to study the reemergence of fungi in some of the Los Alamos burn areas. Preliminary plans call for six plots to be surveyed every two weeks or so when there is sufficient moisture. These plots will be some of the same ones, or close to the same, as those surveyed in the past by Nelson Jarmie and Fran Rogers. The publication LA-13384-MS (available on the Web) details the results of this study. Survey details are also in the Los Alamos report, "Distribution and Diversity of Fungal Species in and Adjacent to the Los Alamos National Laboratory" by Randy Balice, Nelson Jarmie, and Fran Rogers.

The plots are of such a size that a single plot survey should take about an hour, exclusive of identifying the finds. Bill Jarmie suggests that identification to genus may be sufficient if the species identification is too difficult.

This should be an interesting and fun program, although it will take willingness by the participants to give up some of their free time. We would like to discuss this program at the NMMS meeting Tuesday evening. If you have an interest in taking part in this program, we urge you to attend the meeting.


This Document: http://www.swcp.com/mycowest/projects/p00-la01.htm
Fran & Bill's Fungus Study: http://www.swcp.com/mycowest/books/p97-njfr.htm
Fungal Study by Balice, Jarmie, Rogers : http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00412565.pdf
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