Ecology Of Fungi

by William Bridge Cooke

Overview

This book is an elaboration of an earlier review of the ecology of fungi, and includes some material from that review. It provides an overview of fungi and its kingdom, mycogeography, genetics, autoecology and synecology, physiology, and its role in the ecosystem, and dispersion in the environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315892511
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/13/2017
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William Bridge Cooke, Ph. D., is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and was formerly in charge of the Fungus Studies Laboratory, Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he has retired.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Mycogeography 3. Genetics 4. Physiology 6. The Organism 7. Fungi in the Ecosystem 8. Total Ecosystem Vs. Individual Segments 9. Population Groups soil 10. Population Groups Litter 11. Population Groups Water 12. Population Groups Air 13. Population Groups Living Plants 14. Pathogen of Fungi and Fungai Pathogens of Lower Organisms 15. Parasites of Vertebrates and Man 16. Symbiosis 17. Other Population Groups 18. Energy Storage and Relese 19. Uses for Fungi 20. Techniques 21. Summary Statement