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OverviewTakes the novel approach of viewing the role of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. Addressing the main processes occurring in ecosystems and showing where and how fungi are critical, this book should help readers gain an understanding of the role of fungi in shaping ecosystems. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Dighton (Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Marcel Dekker Inc Volume: 31 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9780824742447ISBN 10: 0824742443 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 14 May 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781482249057 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews[T]he synthesis and distillation of such a huge volume of information in disparate publications achieved here represents a major scholarly achievement, and the author is to be congratulated on covering a field that few would contemplate tackling even as editors of multi-authored volumes. Further, he writes with both authority and passion. All mycologists involved in teaching, or requiring ammunition to argue the case for the importance of fungi, should obtain access to a copy. - David Hawksworth, Mycological Research, Jan. 2004 offers a lot of information on the subject, and will serve as a great source of information on fungi in ecosystems. ---Persoonia Journal [T]he synthesis and distillation of such a huge volume of information in disparate publications achieved here represents a major scholarly achievement, and the author is to be congratulated on covering a field that few would contemplate tackling even as editors of multi-authored volumes. Further, he writes with both authority and passion. All mycologists involved in teaching, or requiring ammunition to argue the case for the importance of fungi, should obtain access to a copy. -David Hawksworth, Mycological Research, Jan. 2004 Author InformationJohn Dighton is Director of the Rutgers University Pinelands Field Station, New Lisbon, New Jersey, and Professor of Biology at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, New Bruinswick, and in the Department of biology at the Camden Campus, Rutgers University, New Jersey. The author or coathor of more than 100 professional publications, he is a member of the British Mycological Society, the British Ecological Society, and the Mycological Society of America, among others. Dr. Dighton received the B.Sc. degree (1971) from the University of London, England; the M.Sc. degree (1973) from the University of Durham, England, and the Ph.D. degree (1976) from the University of London, Queen Elizabeth College, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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