Fungi, members of the kingdoms Chromista, Fungi s. str. and Protozoa studied by
mycologists, have received scant consideration in discussions on biodiversity. The number …

Hitherto fungi have rarely been considered in conservation biology, but this is changing as
the field moves from addressing single species issues to an integrative ecosystem‐based …

No individual, population, or species assemblage exists in ecological isolation, free from
interactions with other organisms or populations. Rather, all organisms are integrated within …

The number of known species of fungi is estimated as at least 74 K, but could be as much as
120 K with allowances for 'orphaned'species. Yet in 1990 the magnitude of fungal diversity …

The Dictionary of the Fungi has been published continuously by CABI from it's outset in 1943
to the latest (tenth) edition in 2008. The primary feature of the Dictionary is an authoritative …

Fungi have successfully established themselves across seemingly every possible niche,
substrate, and biome. They are fundamental to biogeochemical cycling, interspecies …

First published by Cambridge University Press in 1991, this book introduces fungi to readers
from an ecological viewpoint, emphasising the ecological diversity and extreme versatility of …

It is a certainty that the tree of life can be broken up into large units of biodiversity that span
such great evolutionary distances that one could call them kingdoms. However, if these units …

Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …