Some Neotropical Wood-inhabiting Fungi

Some Neotropical Wood-inhabiting Fungi

Author: Leif Ryvarden

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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Studies in tropical corticioid fungi (Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales) Alutaceodontia, Botryodontia, Hyphodontia s.s. and Kneiffiella; Australicium (Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales) a new genus for Corticium singulare G. Cunn; Leptoorticium, a new genus among the corticoid fungi (Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales); Studies in corticoid fungi from Venezuela I. (Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales); A note on the genus Hydnodon Banker; Studies in neotropical polypores 14: new species from the state of Paraná, Brazil; Studies in neotropical polypores 17: new neotropical Inonotus species.


Ecology of Macrofungi

Ecology of Macrofungi

Author: Kandikere R. Sridhar

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2023-12-01

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1003828825

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Macrofungi have significant importance in human health, particularly in nutrition, medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and industries. They occupy a variety of ecosystems such as terrestrial (agricultural lands, forests and deserts), freshwater (bogs and marshes) and maritime (mangroves and coastal sand dunes) habitats. Their ecosystem services like nutrition (humans and animals), medicinal pursuits (antibiotics and pharmaceuticals) and bioremediation (degradation of xenobiotics and insect control) potential are dependent on their diversity and ecological conditions. Macrofungal ecology serves as the basis for nutraceutical values, agricultural benefits, plant productivity, environmental protection and industrially valued biocomposites. This book focuses on various aspects of macrofungal distribution in diverse habitats, participation in organic matter decomposition, ectomycorrhizal associations and participation in biogeochemical cycles. This book reviews the current developments in macrofungal ecology in different habitats and their benefits. Due to the topics dealt with on macrofungal diversity, distribution, dynamics, lifestyles, ecosystem or substrate preferences and ecosystem services, this book is valuable to mycologists, botanists, zoologists, ecologists, foresters, geneticists, agronomists and field biologists.