Nicholas P. Money
1) Mushroom
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Nicholas Money offers a vibrant tour of the world of mushrooms, investigating the science behind these organisms as well as their enduring cultural and imaginative appeal."--Jacket.
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 455
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The variety of the mycological world is far greater than most people imagine. Some fungi kill trees and ravage crops, and pathogenic fungi can infect animals and even humans. But fungi also play crucial roles in ecosystems. They act as agents of wood decay in forests, and symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi are vital to many plants. In this Very Short Introduction Nicholas P. Money explains the essential functions performed by fungi, the...