UID:
almahu_9948026555102882
Format:
1 online resource (387 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-03831-8
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9786611038311
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0-08-055150-5
Series Statement:
British Mycological Society symposium series
Content:
The breadth and depth of understanding of many areas concerning basidiomycetes has increased dramatically since the premier publication of Frankland et al., Decomposer Basidiomycetes: their Biology and Ecology. New vistas have opened up with the advent of powerful computing, modeling and molecular approaches helping to greatly increase the general understanding of the ecology of basidiomycetes. This is tantamount to understanding the role of fungi in natural ecosystems because they are major agents of decomposition and nutrient cycling. These remarkable advances have been incorporated into thi
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Section 1: Basidiomycete Life-Style; Chapter 1. Mycelial Networks: Structure and Dynamics; 1. Introduction; 2. Mycelia within Organic Substrata; 3. Mycelia Foraging between Relatively Homogeneously Distributed Resources; 4. Mycelia Foraging between Resources Distributed Heterogeneously in Space and Time; 5. Analysis of Network Architecture and Function; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2. Enzymes of Saprotrophic Basidiomycetes; 1. Introduction; 2. Decomposition of Biopolymers
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3. Specific Aspects of Enzymology of Basidiomycetes from Different Habitats4. Conclusions and Future Perspectives in the Enzymology of Decomposer Basidiomycetes; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Mycelial Networks: Nutrient Uptake, Translocation and Role in Ecosystems; 1. Introduction; 2. Incorporating Fungal Processes in Predictive Models of Forest Floor Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics; 3. Future Prospects; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Ecophysiology: Impact of Environment on Growth, Synthesis of Compatible Solutes and Enzyme Production; 1. Introduction
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2. Effects of Temperature and Water Availability on Growth3. Enzyme Production in Relation to Environmental Factors; References; Chapter 5. Fruit Bodies: Their Production and Development in Relation to Environment; 1. Introduction; 2. Physiological Factors Favouring Fruit Body Production; 3. Fruit Body Survival; 4. Principles of Fungal Developmental Biology; References; Chapter 6. Population Biology of Forest Decomposer Basidiomycetes; 1. What is a Population?; 2. The Functional Fungal Individual; 3. Delimiting the Population; 4. Population Dynamics; 5. Insect Vectors; 6. Rafting
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7. Man as a VectorAcknowledgements; References; Section 2: Interactions with other Organisms; Chapter 7. Interactions between Saprotrophic Fungi; 1. Introduction; 2. Mechanisms of Interactions; 3. Interaction Chemistry: Volatile and Diffusible Organic Compounds; 4. Interaction Chemistry: Enzyme Production; 5. Interactions Following Contact: Parasitism and Hyphal Interference; 6. Gross Mycelial Contact; 7. Investigating Interactions; 8. Ecological Significance of Fungal-Fungal Interactions; 9. Conclusions and Future Perspectives; References
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Chapter 8. Interactions between Saprotrophic Basidiomycetes and Bacteria1. Introduction; 2. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 9. Interactions between Basidiomycota and Invertebrates; 1. Introduction; 2. Direct Positive Effects of Basidiomycota on Invertebrates: Fruit Bodies and Mycelia as Food and Habitat; 3. Direct Negative Effects on Invertebrates: Killing by Basidiomycota; 4. Direct Effects of Invertebrates on Fungi: Mycophagy; 5. Invertebrate Effects on Fungal Community Structure; 6. Effects on Invertebrate Behaviour
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7. Improvement of Nutritional Environment for Invertebrates
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-374185-8
Language:
English
