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This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how fungi have adapted to survive within particular constraints, how they help to maintain homeostasis in ecosystems, how they facilitate resistance to perturbations, and how they influence the communities of other organisms.

Updated and revised, the second edition



  • Expands the section on plant pathogens, invasive species, and insectâfungal interactions


  • Provides more extensive coverage on insectâfungal interactions, including entomopathogens, the links between entomopathogens and endophytes, and symbiotic and mutualistic interactions


  • Adds a new section on fungi in the built environment


  • Presents new material on below-ground to above-ground interactions mediated through fungi, such as mycorrhizal signaling systems for herbiv

    Table of Contents

    Introduction. Making Nutrients Available for Primary Production. Role of Fungi in Promoting Primary Production. Role of Fungi in Reducing Primary Production. Fungi and Secondary Productivity. Fungi as Animal Pathogens: Negative Impacts on Faunal Productivity. Fungal Interactions with Pollutants and Climate Change. Fungi in the Built Environment.

Fungi in Ecosystem Processes

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      Publisher CRC Press
      Published 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781032098036
      978-1032098036
      ISBN-10 1032098031

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how fungi have adapted to survive within particular constraints, how they help to maintain homeostasis in ecosystems, how they facilitate resistance to perturbations, and how they influence the communities of other organisms.

      Updated and revised, the second edition



      • Expands the section on plant pathogens, invasive species, and insectâfungal interactions


      • Provides more extensive coverage on insectâfungal interactions, including entomopathogens, the links between entomopathogens and endophytes, and symbiotic and mutualistic interactions


      • Adds a new section on fungi in the built environment


      • Presents new material on below-ground to above-ground interactions mediated through fungi, such as mycorrhizal signaling systems for herbiv

        Table of Contents

        Introduction. Making Nutrients Available for Primary Production. Role of Fungi in Promoting Primary Production. Role of Fungi in Reducing Primary Production. Fungi and Secondary Productivity. Fungi as Animal Pathogens: Negative Impacts on Faunal Productivity. Fungal Interactions with Pollutants and Climate Change. Fungi in the Built Environment.

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