Fungal Biology: Understanding the Fungal Life Style - Softcover

Written for students starting a course in mycology, or a microbiology course in which the study of fungi is a significant component, and also for the many molecular biologists starting research on fungi but who have had no formal training in mycology. To help understand the considerable terminology present in the nycology literature, a detailed glossary of terms is provided at the front of the book.
Fungal Biology provides an overview of the fundamental properties and activities of fungi in the natural environment rather than concentrating on the specifics of taxonomy and life cycle. Readers are told what fungi do, what they require to do it, and why they do it. The environmental perspective taken allows readers to develop their understanding of the fungal lifestyle from basic principles.