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Catalogue of Polish prokaryotic and eukaryotic algae
The 33 Threatened Fungi in Europe
Author: Anders Dahlberg
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9789287159281
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Although Europe has a high diversity of fungi and many species are threatened, no fungal species are yet included in the appendices of the Bern Convention or the EU Habitats Directive. Conservation action has often neglected fungi due in part to past insufficient knowledge of their ecology, distribution and status. This report, which contains very detailed information on 33 species threatened in Europe, was originally prepared as a list of candidate species for protection at the European level. They certainly deserve the attention of conservation agencies
Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Diversity
Author: Pietro Buzzini
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-10-05
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 3319626833
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book focuses on the diversity of yeasts in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, including the association of yeasts with insects, invertebrate and vertebrate animals. It offers an overview of the knowledge accumulated in the course of more than 60 years of research and is closely connected with the volume Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Ecology by the same editors. In view of the rapid decline of many natural habitats due to anthropogenic activities and climate change, the need to study biodiversity is pressing. Rising temperatures threaten species inhabiting cold and aquatic environments, and species in terrestrial ecosystems are endangered by habitat fragmentation or loss. Most of our knowledge of intrinsic properties (autoecology) of yeasts reported throughout this book is derived from laboratory experiments with pure cultures. Accordingly, the importance of culture collections for ecological studies is highlighted by presenting an overview of worldwide available yeast strains and their origins. All of the chapters were written by leading international yeast research experts, and will appeal to researchers and advanced students in the field of microbial diversity.
Ecology of Saprotrophic Basidiomycetes
Author: Lynne Boddy
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2007-12-29
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 0080551505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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 this volume that discusses all aspects of saprotrophic basidiomycete ecology.
Keys to Lichens of North America
Author: Irwin M. Brodo
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016-01-01
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 0300195737
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Based on the acclaimed reference Lichens of North America, this resource for the classroom, field, and laboratory presents updated and expanded keys for the identification of over 2,000 species of lichens indigenous to the continent, twice the number covered by previous keys. The book includes a glossary illustrated with photographs by Sylvia Duran Sharnoff and Stephen Sharnoff and drawings by Susan Laurie-Bourque, all from the original book. The revised keys are an indispensable identification tool for botanists, students, scientists, and enthusiasts alike.--COVER.
Fungal Decomposition of Wood
Author: A. D. M. Rayner
Publisher:
Published: 1988-09-13
Total Pages: 616
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An attempt to provide a multidisciplinary synthesis of information and principles describing the mechanisms by which wood becomes colonised and decayed by fungi and how these may be studied, controlled and exploited.
Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes
Author: Joan Voller
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 0774842512
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is intended to provide information to those who wish to interact with the landbase in an ecologically sustainable manner. Practitioners charged with the administration of land-based programs in industry and government will find the information presented useful. It should also be a resource for many community groups involved in land-use decision-making. Humans continue to use forests and make decisions about land use without perfect information. Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes is intended to enable the improvement of planning and decison-making processes by providing ecological information on issues of forest use. Current approaches are not working. Where information exists on new, ecologically sustainable approaches, practitioners should switch. Where the information on a better approach is not yet available, practitioners should replace the current, inappropriate approach with a variety of flexible ones that offer the opportunity to change with new knowledge.
The Nature of the Cairngorms
Author: Philip Shaw
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2006-06-12
Total Pages: 463
ISBN-13: 0114973261
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Cairngorms area is arguably the most significant for nature conservation in the British Isles and contains its largest National Park. In this book, 35 authors, drawing on published and unpublished sources, present an up-to-date review of the area's natural features, including plants, animals, habitats, geology and landforms. The review falls into three parts. The first and largest part describes the area's rich diversity of nature, with each chapter summarising recent research findings, trends and conservation issues for a different landform, habitat or species group. The second part considers deer management, recreation and projected climate change impacts. Part three focuses on rare and threatened species, and identifies areas and habitats rich in species for which the Cairngorms are nationally and internationally important.
Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada
Author: Timothy J. Baroni
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2017-07-12
Total Pages: 601
ISBN-13: 1604696346
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A must-have for mushroom hunters in the northeast The Northeast is one of the best places to find mushrooms; they are both abundant and spectacularly diverse. Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada is a compact, beautifully illustrated guide packed with descriptions and photographs of more than 400 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms. The geographic range covered by the book includes Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, and most of Quebec. In addition to profiles on individual species, Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi; information on where to find mushrooms and guidelines on collecting them; an overview of fungus ecology; and a discussion on mushroom poisoning and how to avoid it.
