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This resource guide is the only color-illustrated work devoted to polypores of eastern and central North American--the first of its kind to be published since Gilbertson & Ryvarden’s 1987 North American Polypores.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
    • Geographic Area Covered by This Book
    • What Is a Polypore?
    • Macrocharacteristics of Polypores
    • Microcharacteristics of Polypores: Hyphal Systems
    • Polypore Nomenclature and Taxonomy: A Brief History
    • Historical and Contemporary Uses of Polypores
    • Evolution of Polypores and Their Host Trees
    • Forest Regions of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada
    • Types of Fungal Decay
    • Guidelines for Collecting and Preserving Polypores
    • The Identification Process: How to Identify Polypores
    • Using This Book
    • Explanation and Use of the Keys
  • Keys to Polypores and Similar Fungi
  • Species Descriptions and Illustrations
  • Appendixes
    • A. Microscopic Examination of Polypores
    • B. Chemical Reagents for Polypore Identification
    • C. How to Make a Spore Deposit
    • D. The Medicinal Uses of Polypores: A Brief History and Summaries of Current Research
    • E. Polypores Organized by Order, Family, Genus, and Species
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography and Resources
  • About the Authors
  • Illustration and Photography Credits
  • Index to Common Names
  • Index to Scientific Names

Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and

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    Publisher: University of Texas Press
    Publication Date: 01/10/2021
    ISBN13: 9781477322727, 978-1477322727
    ISBN10: 1477322728
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This resource guide is the only color-illustrated work devoted to polypores of eastern and central North American--the first of its kind to be published since Gilbertson & Ryvarden’s 1987 North American Polypores.

    Table of Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Introduction
      • Geographic Area Covered by This Book
      • What Is a Polypore?
      • Macrocharacteristics of Polypores
      • Microcharacteristics of Polypores: Hyphal Systems
      • Polypore Nomenclature and Taxonomy: A Brief History
      • Historical and Contemporary Uses of Polypores
      • Evolution of Polypores and Their Host Trees
      • Forest Regions of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada
      • Types of Fungal Decay
      • Guidelines for Collecting and Preserving Polypores
      • The Identification Process: How to Identify Polypores
      • Using This Book
      • Explanation and Use of the Keys
    • Keys to Polypores and Similar Fungi
    • Species Descriptions and Illustrations
    • Appendixes
      • A. Microscopic Examination of Polypores
      • B. Chemical Reagents for Polypore Identification
      • C. How to Make a Spore Deposit
      • D. The Medicinal Uses of Polypores: A Brief History and Summaries of Current Research
      • E. Polypores Organized by Order, Family, Genus, and Species
    • Glossary
    • Bibliography and Resources
    • About the Authors
    • Illustration and Photography Credits
    • Index to Common Names
    • Index to Scientific Names

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