Decomposer Basidiomycetes : Their Biology and Ecology (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Taxonomic status and ecological identity in the basidiomycetes R. Watling; 2. Production, release and dispersal of basidiospores C. L. Kramer; 3. The role of polysaccharidase enzymes in the decay of wood by basidiomycetes R. A. P. Montgomery; 4. Formation and action of the ligninolytic system in basidiomycetes T. K. Kirk and P. Fenn; 5. The movement of Serpula lacrimans from substrate to substrate over nutritionally inert surfaces D. H. Jennings; 6. Population structure in wood-decomposing basidiomycetes A. D. M. Rayner and N. K. Todd; 7. Ecological genetics of basidiomycete populations in decaying wood A. D. M. Rayner and N. K. Todd; 8. Basidiomycete decay of standing tress P. C. Mercer; 9. The place of basidiomycetes in the decay of wood in contact with the ground J. F. Levy; 10. The decay of commercial timbers D. J. Dickinson; 11. Decomposition by basidiomycetes in aquatic environments E. B. Gareth Jones; 12. Decomposing activity of basidiomycetes in forest litter T. F. Hering; 13. The colonisation of litter and wood by basidiomycetes in Finnish forests V. Hintikka; 14. Biomass and nutrient cycling by decomposer basidiomycetes J. C. Frankland; 15. The role of basidiomycetes in composts: a model system for decomposition studies J. N. Hedger and T. Basuki; 16. Basidiomycetes as components of forest ecosystems M. J. Swift; Indexes.