Biodiversity of Fungi

by Foster; Bills; Mueller

• ISBN13: 9780125095518
• ISBN10: 0125095511
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-10
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

Biodiversity of Fungi is essential for anyone collecting and/or monitoring any fungi. Fascinating and beautiful, fungi are vital components of nearly all ecosystems and impact human health and our economy in a myriad of ways. Standardized methods for documenting diversity and distribution have been lacking. A wealth of information, especially regrading sampling protocols, compiled by an international team of fungal biologists, make Biodiversity of Fungi an incredible and fundamental resource for the study of organismal biodiversity. Chapters cover everything from what is a fungus, to maintaining and organizing a permanent study collection with associated databases; from protocols for sampling slime molds to insect associated fungi; from fungi growing on and in animals and plants to mushrooms and truffles. The chapters are arranged both ecologically and by sampling method rather than by taxonomic group for ease of use. The information presented here is intended for everyone interested in fungi, anyone who needs tools to study them in nature including naturalists, land managers, ecologists, mycologists, and even citizen scientists and sophiscated amateurs. Covers all groups of fungi - from molds to mushrooms, even slime molds Describes sampling protocols for many groups of fungi Arranged by sampling method and ecology to coincide with users needs Beautifully illustrated to document the range of fungi treated and techniques discussed Natural history data are provided for each group of fungi to enable users to modify suggested protocols to meet their needs

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Addresses of Authors and Contributors	xiii
Introduction	1	(6)
Gregory M. Mueller
Gerald F. Bills
PART I General Issues
Fungi and Their Allies	7	(16)
Meredith Blackwell
Joseph W. Spatafora
Preparation, Preservation, and Use of Fungal Specimens in Herbaria	23	(14)
Qiuxin (Florence) Wu
Barbara M. Thiers
Donald H. Pfister
Preservation and Distribution of Fungal Cultures	37	(12)
Karen K. Nakasone
Stephen W. Peterson
Shung-Chang Jong
Electronic Information Resources	49	(10)
David F. Farr
Ellen R. Farr
Fungal Biodiversity Patterns	59	(18)
John C. Zak
Michael R. Willig
Molecular Methods for Discriminating Taxa, Monitoring Species, and Assessing Fungal Diversity	77	(28)
Russell J. Rodriguez
Daniel Cullen
Cletus P. Kurtzman
George G. Khachatourians
Dwayne D. Hegedus
PART IIA Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Direct Collecting and Isolation Protocols for Macrofungi and Microfungi on Soil, Wood, Leaves, Lichens, and Other Substrata
Fungi on Living Plant Substrata, Including Fruits	105	(22)
Brenda E. Callan
Lori M. Carris
Terrestrial and Lignicolous Macrofungi	127	(46)
D. Jean Lodge
Joseph F. Ammirati
Thomas E. O'Dell
Gregory M. Mueller
Sabine M. Huhndorf
Chun-Juan Wang
Jogeir N. Stokland
John Paul Schmit
Leif Ryrarden
Patrick R. Leacock
Milagro Mata
Loengrin Umana
Qiu-xin (Florence) Wu
Daniel L. Czederpiltz
Lichenized Fungi	173	(24)
Susan Will-Wolf
David L. Hawksworth
Bruce McCune
Roger Rosentreter
Harrie J. M. Sipman
Sequestrate Fungi	197	(20)
Michael A. Castellano
James M. Trappe
Daniel L. Luoma
PART IIB Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Isolation Protocols for Readily Culturable Microfungi Associated with Plants
Microfungi on Wood and Plant Debris	217	(24)
Paul F. Cannon
Brian C. Sutton
Endophytic Fungi	241	(30)
Jeffrey K. Stone
Jon D. Polishook
James F. White, Jr.
Saprobic Soil Fungi	271	(32)
Gerald F. Bills
Martha Christensen
Martha Powell
Greg Thorn
Fungi in Stressful Environments	303	(14)
John C. Zak
Howard G. Wildman
Mutualistic Arbuscular Endomycorrhizal Fungi	317	(20)
Joseph B. Morton
Richard E. Koske
Sidney L. Sturmer
Stephen P. Bentivenga
Yeasts	337	(6)
Cletus P. Kurtzman
Jack W. Fell
Fungicolous Fungi	343	(52)
Walter Gams
Paul Diederich
Kadri Poldmaa
PART IIC Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Collecting and Isolation Protocols For Fungi Associated with Animals
Insect- and Other Arthropod-Associated Fungi	395	(40)
Richard K. Benjamin
Meredith Blackwell
Ignacio H. Chapela
Richard A. Humber
Kevin G. Jones
Kier D. Klepzig
Robert W. Lichtwardt
David Malloch
Hiroaki Noda
Richard A. Roeper
Joseph W. Spatafora
Alexander Weir
Fungal Parasites and Predators of Rotifers, Nematodes, and Other Invertebrates	435	(16)
George L. Barron
Fungi Associated with Vertebrates	451	(16)
Richard C. Summerbell
Coprophilous Fungi	467	(34)
John C. Krug
Gerald L. Benny
Harold W. Keller
Anaerobic Zoosporic Fungi Associated with Animals	501	(12)
Daniel A. Wubah
PART IID Recommended Protocols for Sampling Particular Groups of Fungi: Collecting and Isolation Protocols for Aquatic Fungi and for Protoctistans Formerly Treated As Fungi
Fungi in Freshwater Habitats	513	(20)
Carol A. Shearer
Deborah M. Langsam
Joyce E. Longcore
Marine and Estuarine Mycelial Eumycota and Oomycota	533	(14)
Jan Kohlmeyer
Brigitte Volkmann-Kohlmeyer
Steven Y. Newell
Mycetozoans	547	(30)
Frederick W. Spiegel
Steven L. Stephenson
Harold W. Keller
Donna L. Moore
James C. Cavender
Fungi Associated with Aquatic Animals	577	(60)
Thomas G. Rand
PART III Appendices, Glossary, Literature Cited, and Miscellaneous
Appendix I Moist Chambers for the Development of Fungi	589	(6)
John C. Krug
Appendix II Formulae for Selected Materials Used to Isolate and Study Fungi and Fungal Allies	595	(24)
Gerald F. Bills
Mercedes S. Foster
Appendix III Institutions with Significant Collections of Fungi or Fungal Allies and Fungus-Related Websites	619	(8)
Fiona A. Wilkinson
Mercedes S. Foster
Appendix IV Vendors	627	(10)
Glossary	637	(36)
Frank M. Dugan
Literature Cited	673	(90)
Index	763