Aspects of Tropical Mycology [Hardcover]

Considers the role of fungi in the tropical ecosystem and their potential as a source of useful, novel compounds.The conservation of tropical habitats is of great current concern. This book is the first to addresses the challenge which the exceptional diversity of tropical fungi present to taxonomists, biochemists, molecular biologists, ecologists, conservationists and pathologists alike. The role of many tropical species and ectomycorrhizal associations in nutrient cycling in rainforests, desert ecosystems and aquatic habitats is considered, together with an evaluation of the potential of such fungi in the production of commercially useful, novel metabolites.The conservation of tropical habitats is of great current concern. This book is the first to addresses the challenge which the exceptional diversity of tropical fungi present to taxonomists, biochemists, molecular biologists, ecologists, conservationists and pathologists alike. The role of many tropical species and ectomycorrhizal associations in nutrient cycling in rainforests, desert ecosystems and aquatic habitats is considered, together with an evaluation of the potential of such fungi in the production of commercially useful, novel metabolites.This book addresses the challenge that the exceptional diversity of tropical fungi present to taxonomists, biochemists, molecular biologists, ecologists, and pathologists. The significance of the many tropical species and ectomycorrhizal associations in nutrient cycling in rainforests, desert ecosystems and aquatic habitats is considered, together with an evaluation of the potential of such fungi in the production of commercially useful, novel metabolites.1. I am part of all that I have met; 2. Tropical fungi: their commercial potential; 3. The tropical fungal biota: census pertinence, prophylaxis and prognosis; 4. The ecology of tropical leaf litter fungi; 5. Interactions between the pathogen Crinipellis perniciosa and cocoa tissue; 6. Ecology of tropical marine funlž