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Fungi
in Forest Ecosystems by Cathy
Cripps is a compilation of research
from around the globe that documents a diversity of fungi and
the roles they play in forest health and function. Wherever
forests flourish, fungi establish themselves as saprophytes
that decompose wood, as mycorrhizal mutualists on roots, internal
endophytes, epiphytic lichens, and parasites that attack living
trees. The intricacies of fungal
form, function, interaction, evolutionary history and geographic
distribution are brought to light for over 1500 taxa (17 new)
of fungi, lichens, and myxomycetes. A series of 28 contributions
on tropical, temperate deciduous, boreal coniferous forests,
and the microsilve of the Arctic are presented. Taken as a
whole, they elucidate the complexity of interaction fungi
bring to forest systems.
This volume is dedicated to the eminent
mycologist Orson K. Miller, Jr., author of Mushrooms of North
America, and includes his life story, a list of his described
taxa, and complete bibliography. |
Fungi in Forest Ecosystems by
Cathy Cripps |
