Aspects of Tropical Mycology

AvBritish Mycological Society,Susan Isaac

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

Del 19 i serien British Mycological Society Symposia

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Beskrivning

The disappearing rain forest and damage to other tropical and subtropical habitats has recently provoked considerable public awareness and response from governmental and scientific bodies. Tropical fungi have received little attention to date and this volume aims to correct this deficit. Based on a meeting of the British Mycological Society, the book addresses the challenge which the exceptional diversity of tropical fungi present to taxonomists, biochemists, molecular biologists, ecologists and pathologists alike. The significance of the many tropical species and ectomycorrhizal associations in nutrient cycling in rainforests, desert ecosystems and aquatic habitats is considered, together with an evaluation of the potential of such fungi in the production of commercially useful, novel metabolites.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-11-25
Mått:155 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:715 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:British Mycological Society Symposia
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521450508

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"...an excellent beginning, with so little information on tropical fungi actually available...an excellent choice for those interested in tropical ecology or the distribution of fungi in tropical areas." J. Dawson, Choice

Innehållsförteckning

1. I am part of all that I have met; 2. Tropical fungi: their commercial potential; 3. The tropical fungal biota: census pertinence, prophylaxis and prognosis; 4. The ecology of tropical leaf litter fungi; 5. Interactions between the pathogen Crinipellis perniciosa and cocoa tissue; 6. Ecology of tropical marine fungi; 7. Distribution of Zygomycotina - the tropical connection; 8. Tropical hyphomyetes from submerged litter in freshwater streams; 9. Nutrient cycling by fungi in wet tropical forests; 10. Molecular genetics of Colletotrichum gloesporoides on Stylosanthes spp.; 11. Armillaria in tropical Africa; Heterobasidiomycetes in the tropics; Tropical polypores; 12. Looking for ectomycorrhizal trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi in tropical Africa; 13. Similarities and differences in the macromycete floras and biological strategies in selected tropical areas; 14. New and interesting Xylariaceae from the tropics and subtropics; the habitat factor; 15. Fungi in desert ecosystems: interactions with the soil biota.