Tropical Mycology; Volume 2: Micromycetes

by R. Watling; J. Frankland; M. Ainsworth; S. Isaac; C. Robinson

• ISBN13: 9780851995434
• ISBN10: 0851995438
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-11
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

Tropical mycology is attracting increasing interest, as the key role of fungi in tropical ecosystems and as pathogens becomes appreciated. This book describes the ecology, biology, economic dimensions and systematics of tropical Micromycetes and is the second of two complementary volumes (Volume 1 covers Macromycetes) developed from papers given at the British Mycological Society's symposium held in Liverpool in April 2000.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Why Study Tropical Fungi?	p. 1
Key to Tropical Species of Nectria-like Fungi	p. 13
A Reassessment of the Taxonomy of Some Tropical Sooty Moulds	p. 33
Lignicolous Freshwater Higher Fungi with Reference to their Teleomorph and Anamorph Stages	p. 41
The Pandanaceae--Does it Have a Diverse and Unique Fungal Biota?	p. 51
Aspects of Graminicolous Downy Mildew Biology: Perspectives for Tropical Plant Pathology and Peronosporomycetes Phylogeny	p. 63
Invasive Neotropical Pathogens of Tree Crops	p. 83
Lichens of Tropical Forests	p. 113
The Importance of Invertebrate-pathogenic Fungi from the Tropics	p. 133
Tropical Mycoses: Hazards to Travellers	p. 145
Recent and Future Discoveries of Pharmacologically Active Metabolites from Tropical Fungi	p. 165
Index	p. 195
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