Fungi of Australia Volume 1A Introduction—Classification

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Fungi of Australia
Volume1A
Introduction—Classification
cover

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Description

Volume 1A is the first of two introductory books to the Fungi of Australia series. The major component of the book is a discussion on the classification of the fungi, including a new classification to the level of Order, and keys (of world-wide scope) to orders devised by John Walker specifically for this series. The Walker classification is reproduced on the end papers of the introductory volume. The volume also includes chapters on the biology of the fungi, the Australian aspects of the history of mycology, biogeography and the fossil record, and an extensive glossary to mycological terms. These essays summarise the state of our knowledge at the outset of the project, and will undoubtedly serve as basic references for many years to come.

Six authors, five artists and seven photographers have contributed to this volume. Many institutional and historical photographs have also been used.

The companion book, Volume 1B, contains introductory chapters on aspects of the fungi in their different habitats, and the impacts of fungi on humans, all with an emphasis on the Australian mycota.

Other volumes in this set

Contents

  • Tables
  • Contributors to Volume 1A
  • Illustrators
  • Photographers
  • Flora Editorial Committee
  • Introduction
  • The classification of the fungi: history, current status and usage in the Fungi of Australia
  • Keys to the orders of fungi
  • Bibliography to classification chapter and keys to orders
  • History of the taxonomic study of Australian fungi
  • Biology of fungi
  • Biogeography of fungi with special reference to Australia
  • The fossil record of the fungi in Australia and the Australasian region
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations & Contractions
  • Index

About this book

Book series: Fungi of Australia
Publishers: Australian Biological Resources Study/CSIRO Publishing
Year: 1996
Authors: Various
Hardcover:
ISBN-10: 0 643 05802 8
ISBN-13: 978 0 643 05802 6
Softcover:
ISBN-10: 0 643 05889 3
ISBN-13: 978 0 643 05889 7
Hardcover set:
ISBN-10: 0 643 05890 7
ISBN-13: 978 0 643 05890 3
Softcover set:
ISBN-10: 0 643 05891 5
ISBN-13: 978 0 643 05891 0
Size: 250 × 176 mm (B5)
Number of pages: xxi + 413 pages, index, glossary, bibliography
Binding: Hardcover, section stitched
Illustrations: 65 colour plates, 21 black and white plates, 4 maps