Mushrooms : the natural and human world of British fungi / Peter Marren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marren, Peter, author.

Series:

British wildlife collection ; 1.

British Wildlife Collection ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mushrooms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages) : color illustrations, photographs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsburry, 2018.

Summary:

Mushrooms , the first of a major new series of books on British natural history, provides a remarkable insight into the natural and human world of fungi. Peter Marren, in his inimitable, relaxed style, guides the reader through the extraordinary riches of this often overlooked group, from the amazing diversity of forms and lifestyles that populate the fungal landscape, to the pursuit of edible fungi for the pot, and the complexities of identification thrown up by our modern understanding of DNA. Throughout the book, the author tells a story rich in detail about how we have come to appreciate and, in some cases, fear the mushrooms and toadstools that are such an integral part of the changing seasons. Marren also provides a refreshingly candid view of our attempts to name species, the role of fungi in ecosystems, and our recent efforts to record and conserve them.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

1. A fungal autobiography

2. Meet the mushrooms

3. What's in a name?

4. Mushrooms on parade

5. What mushroom is that?

6. Natural habitats

7. In our midst: our fungal neighbours

8. Earthtongues, waxcaps and hedgehogs: what fungi tell us about the natural environment

9. Scarcity and plenty: why some mushrooms are common and others are rare

10. Forays amongst the funguses

11. The good, the bad and the crazy

12. Picking for the pot

13. Saving mushrooms

References and further reading

Photographic credits

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 11, 2018).

ISBN:

1-4729-5850-0

1-4729-5851-9

OCLC:

1024272303