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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458102303321

Titolo

Biodiversity of fungi [[electronic resource] ] : inventory and monitoring methods / / [edited by] Gregory M. Mueller, Gerald F. Bills, Mercedes S. Foster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004

ISBN

1-280-96142-2

9786610961429

0-08-047026-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (797 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MuellerGregory M (Gregory Michael)

FosterMercedes S

BillsGerald F

Disciplina

579.5

Soggetti

Fungi

Fungi - Dispersal

Biodiversity

Mycological surveys

Fungi - Sampling

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers from a workshop held October 15-19, 1995, at the Systematic Mycological Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Biodiversity of Fungi: Inventory and Monitoring Methods; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Addresses of Authors and Contributors; Introduction; Part I: General Issues; Chapter 1. Fungi and Their Allies; Chapter 2. Preparation, Preservation, and Use of Fungal Specimens in Herbaria; Chapter 3. Preservation and Distribution of Fungal Cultures; Chapter 4. Electronic Information Resources; Chapter 5. Fungal Biodiversity Patterns; Chapter 6. Molecular Methods for Discriminating Taxa, Monitoring Species, and Assessing Fungal Diversity

Part IIA: Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Direct Collecting and Isolation Protocols for Macrofungi and MicrofungiChapter 7. Fungi on Living Plant Substrata, Including Fruits;



Chapter 8. Terrestrial and Lignicolous Macrofungi; Chapter 9. Lichenized Fungi; Chapter 10. Sequestrate Fungi; Part IIB: Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Isolation Protocols for Readily Culturable Microfungi Associated with Plants; Chapter 11. Microfungi on Wood and Plant Debris; Chapter 12. Endophytic Fungi; Chapter 13. Saprobic Soil Fungi

Chapter 14. Fungi in Stressful EnvironmentsChapter 15. Mutualistic Arbuscular Endomycorrhizal Fungi; Chapter 16. Yeasts; Chapter 17. Fungicolous Fungi; Part IIC: Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Collecting and Isolation Protocols for Fungi Associated with Animals; Chapter 18. Insect- and Other Arthropod-Associated Fungi; Chapter 19. Fungal Parasites and Predators of Rotifers, Nematodes, and Other Invertebrates; Chapter 20. Fungi Associated with Vertebrates; Chapter 21. Coprophilous Fungi; Chapter 22. Anaerobic Zoosporic Fungi Associated with Animals

Part IID: Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Collecting and Isolation Protocols for Aquatic Fungi and for Protoctistans Formerly Treated as FungiChapter 23. Fungi in Freshwater Habitats; Chapter 24. Marine and Estuarine Mycelial Eumycota and Oomycota; Chapter 25. Mycetozoans; Chapter 26. Fungi Associated with Aquatic Animals; Part III: Appendices, Glossary, Literature Cited, and Miscellaneous; Appendix I. Moist Chambers for the Development of Fungi; Appendix II. Formulae for Selected Materials Used to Isolate and Study Fungi and Fungal Allies

Appendix III. Institutions with Significant Collections of Fungi or Fungal Allies and Fungus-Related WebsitesAppendix IV. Vendors; Glossary; Literature Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Biodiversity of Fungi is essential for anyone collecting and/or monitoring any fungi.  Fascinating and beautiful, fungi are vital components of nearly all ecosystems and impact human health and our economy in a myriad of ways.  Standardized methods for documenting diversity and distribution have been lacking. A wealth of information, especially regrading sampling protocols, compiled by an international team of fungal biologists, make Biodiversity of Fungi an incredible and fundamental resource for the study of organismal biodiversity. Chapters cover everything from what i