Principal Investigator

PI Name: Dr. Harold Keller

PI Organization: University of Central Missouri

Literature References: 

Keller H., M. Skrabal, U. Eliasson and T. Gaither. 2004. Tree Canopy Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: ecological and developmental observations of a new myxomycete species of Diachea.  Mycologia. Vol. 96(3): 537-547.

Snell, K.L. and H.W. Keller. 2003.  Vertical distribution and assemblages of Corticolous Myxomycetes on five tree species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  (to be submitted to Mycologia).

Keller, H.W., D. B. Lesmeister, P. Davison, and C. Haufler. 2003. Polypodium appalachianum: an unusual tree canopy epiphytic fern in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (submitted to American Fern Journal)

Keller, H.W., and K.D. Snell. 2002. Feeding activities of slugs on Myxomycetes and macrofungi. Mycologia 94 (5) (in press).  Our color image of a slug feeding on immature myxomycete sporangia was selected as the artwork for the front cover of the journal.  This publication has a color plate.

Keller, H.W. and M. Skrabal. 2002. Discovery of a new obligate tree canopy myxomycete in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Inoculum.  Vol. 53 (2):  1-4.

Skrabal, M., K. Snell, L. Henley, J. Counts, and H.W. Keller. 2001. Fungi in the Canopy - Great Smokies Survey. The Mycophile, Newsletter of the North American Mycological Association. Vol. 42 (1): 6, 7, 13

Henley, L., M. Skrabal, K. Snell, J. Counts, and H.W. Keller. 2000. Life in the treetops at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What's Up, The Newsletter of the International Canopy Network. Vol.7. (1):  6, 7.

Counts J., L. Henley; M. Skrabal and K.D. Snell. 1999. Tree Canopy Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Inoculum.  Vol. 50 (6):  1-5.

Keller H. W., P. Davison,C. Haufler and D. Lesmeister. 2003. Polypodium appalachianum: An Unusual Tree Canopy Epiphyte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
American Fern Journal, 93(1):36-41 (2003).