Fungal Ecology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)

Fungi play vital roles in all ecosystems, as decomposers, symbionts of animals and plants and as parasites. Thus their ecology is of great interest. It has been estimated that there may be as many as 1. 5 million species of fungi, many of which are still undescribed. These interact in various ways with their hosts, with their substrates, with their competitors (including other fungi) and with abiotic variables of their environment. They show great variation in morphology, reproduction, life cycles and modes of dispersal. They grow in almost every conceivable habitat where organic carbon is available: on rock surfaces, in soil, the sea and in fresh water, at extremes of high and low temperature, on dry substrata and in concen trated solutions. Fungal ecology is therefore an enormous subject and its literature is voluminous. In view of this we have had to be selective in the material we have included in this book. We have chosen to concentrate on subjects in which we have some personal experience through either research or teaching. We preferred to tackle a few subjects in depth instead of attempting to cover a wider range of topics superficially. We are conscious of the extensive gaps in coverage: for example on the ecology of lichens, of fungal plant pathogens and of the complex interactions between fungi and animals. It is some justification that book-length treatments of these subjects are available elsewhere."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	1995
Editors:	Neville J. Dix
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	549
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
ISBN-13:	978-9401042994
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Mycology, fungi (non-medical)
LSN:	9401042993
Barcode:	9789401042994

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!