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Trees, Truffles, and Beasts : How Forests Function
In today's world of specialization, people are attempting to protect the Earth's fragile state by swapping limousines for hybrids and pesticide-laced foods for organic produce. At other times, environmental awareness is translated into public relations gimmicks or trendy commodities. Moreo...
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
2008.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Scope of This Book, from the Microlevel to Infinity; Forests Are a Study in Complexity; Soil Is Every Forest's Foundation; People and Forests Are Inseparable; Chapter 1: The Forest We See; Composition, Structure, and Function; Pacific Northwestern United States versus Southeastern Mainland Australia; Chapter 2: The Unseen Forest; The Genesis of Soil; Physical Weathering; Chemical Weathering; The Addition of Organic Material to Mineral Soil; The Living Community within the Soil; The Nitrogen Fixers; Scavengers, the Recyclers in the Soil.
- The Environment Is a Seamless WholeChapter 3: Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: Coevolution in Action; In the Beginning; Mycorrhizae Enter the Scene; Fungal Nourishment: Decomposition and Symbiosis; Global Diversification of Organisms, Unification of Functions; Host Specificity and Forest Succession; Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: Spore Dispersal through Mycophagy; Chapter 4: Of Animals and Fungi; Obligate Mycophagists; Preferential Mycophagists; Casual or Opportunistic Mycophagists; Accidental Mycophagists; Preferences in Fungal Diets; Invertebrate Mycophagists.
- Chapter 5: The Importance of MycophagyThe Fungal Feast: Nutritional Rewards of Mycophagy; Macroelements; Microelements; Proteins and Amino Acids; Carbohydrates; Fats and Fatty Acids; Vitamins; Nutrient Availability, Symbiosis, and Digestive Strategy; Truffle Diversity, the Key to Mycophagist Nutrition; Ecosystem Services of Mycophagy; Mycophagy Interactions with Soil Moisture; Mycophagy Initiates and Maintains Truffle Diversity; Chapter 6: Landscape Patterns and Fire; Landscape Patterns; The Role of Fire in Forests; Fire in the Western United States; Fire in Southeastern Mainland Australia.
- Lessons from Byadbo, Mount St. Helens, Omeo, and BeyondThe Mycorrhizal Response to Disturbance; The Role of Spore Dispersal by Mycophagy; Emulating Fire Patterns; Chapter 7: Forest Succession and Habitat Dynamics; Developmental Stages of the Forest; Autogenic Succession above Ground; Autogenic Succession below Ground; The Dynamics of Habitat; Food; Water; Shelter; Privacy; Space; Landscape Patterns; United States; Australia; Humankind's Fragmentation; Equality among Species; Chapter 8: Of Lifestyles and Shared Habitats; A Glimpse of Two U.S. Forests; A Glimpse of Two Australian Forests.
- Ecological Services of Mycophagous MammalsThe Fungal Connection; The Fruit-Body Connection; The Squirrel Connection; The Pellet Connection; Mycophagy as a Basis of Infrastructural Relationships; Putting It All Together; Partitioning Habitat in the United States; Partitioning Habitat in Australia; Partitioning Food in the United States; Partitioning Food in Australia; Temporal Segregation in the United States; Temporal Segregation in Australia; The Importance of Ecological "Backups"; Chapter 9: Lessons from the Trees, the Truffles, and the Beasts; Shifting Our Focus.