Mycorrhizal fungi are specialised root symbionts, engaging in intimate association with a
great variety of plants. Although the association is generally assumed to be mutualistic, with …

Managing harvests from natural resource systems is often seen as necessary to recover
resource rent, that is, for wise and sustainable use. This paper develops a method to …

The commercial harvest of American matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare) is a multi-million
dollar industry in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. How to best manage for …

Background Scientists frequently raise the topic of data deficiency related to the abundance
and distribution of macrofungi in the context of climate change. Our study is the first detailed …

Common pool resource management institutions can be an effective means by which
communities can regulate resource use. While we are gaining a greater understanding of …

In mid-2005, 6.5 billion people shared the planet and, according to 2004 estimates by the
population division of the UN Secretariat, world population is expected to rise in the next 45 …

Matsutake mushrooms are among the most prized and expensive mushrooms on earth.
Since the 1980s NW Yunnan Province has become the largest exporter of Matsutake in …

Abstract Using Local Ecological Knowledge to Assess Morel Decline in the US Mid–Atlantic
Region. Morels (Morchella spp.) are prized wild edible mushrooms. In the United States …

Pinus pinea plants were inoculated with different strains of the edible ectomycorrhizal
fungus Lactarius deliciosus. The inoculated plants were established in six experimental …

Organisms have evolved a fascinating variety of strategies and organs for successful
reproduction. Fruit bodies are the reproductive organ of fungi and vary considerably in size …