Tropical Mycology: Micromycetes, Vol. 1 by British Mycological Society, Roy Watling, Susan Isaac, Juliet C. Frankland

From the Publisher

Tropical mycology is attracting increasing interest, as the key role of fungi in tropical ecosystems and as pathogens becomes appreciated. This book is the first of two complementary volumes (Volume 2 covers Micromycetes) produced from papers given at the British Mycological Society's symposium held in Liverpool in April 2000. It describes the ecology, biology, economic dimensions and systematics of tropical Macromycetes. Written by leading experts in their field, the papers have been thoroughly edited and revised.

Booknews

This book is the first of two complementary volumes developed from papers presented at the April 2000 British Mycological Society's symposium held in Liverpool, UK. Some additional papers have also been added. Chapters describe the systematics, ecology, biology, and economic dimensions of tropical macromycetes (large fungi). Some specific topics examined include agarics and boletes of neotropical oakwoods, diversity and ecology of tropical ectomycorrhizal fungi in Africa, patterns of polypore distribution in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, and conservation of mycodiversity in India. The book is distributed by Oxford University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

• Table of Contents

Table of Contents