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Dr Peter Buchanan and Rebekah Fuller

Two scientists looking at a fungal specimens in a Fungarium, NZ.

Dr Peter Buchanan supervised master’s student Rebekah Fuller when she worked on her master's degree about Māori traditional uses of fungi. Here, they are looking at a fungal specimen in the Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Fungarium.

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