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The kingdom of fungi /

"The fungi realm has been called the 'hidden kingdom, ' a mysterious world populated by microscopic spores, gigantic mushrooms and toadstools, and a host of other multicellular organisms ranging widely in color, size, and shape. The Kingdom of Fungi provides an intimate look at the wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Petersen, Jens H., 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introducing fungal life
  • Fungal spores
  • Hyphae
  • Kinship
  • The perfect imperfects
  • Fruiting bodies
  • The Ascomycota. Cup fungi ; Hysterioid fungi ; Flask fungi ; Cleistothecial fungi ; Discolichens ; Mazaedioid fungi ; Truffles ; Laboulbeniomycetes
  • The Basidiomycota. Corticioid fungi ; Stereoid fungi ; Polypores ; Boletes ; Agarics ; Cyphelloid fungi ; Chanterelles ; Tooth fungi ; Clubs and corals ; Gasteroid fungi ; Jelly fungi ; Rusts and smuts
  • The Zygomycota and other groups
  • Fungal ecology. Decomposers ; Decomposers of debris ; Wood-decaying fungi ; Fungi on dung ; Decaying fungi in other strange places ; Mycorrhizal fungi ; Lichenized fungi ; Parasitic fungi
  • Fungi in the world. Where fungi grow ; Where nothing grows ; Why we need fungi
  • Fungal future.