Fungal Conservation Issues and Solutions [Paperback]

This book considers the issues involved in fungal conservation and provides practical guidance for management of nature in ways beneficial to fungi.The threat to fungal diversity throughout the world prompts debate about whether and how fungi can be conserved. Should it be the site, or the habitat, or the host that is conserved? All of these issues are considered, but this book goes beyond mere debate by providing constructive guidance for management of nature in ways beneficial to fungi. A wide range of geographical examples are presented and equally wide-ranging solutions are put forward, providing useful suggestions about how fungi can be included in conservation projects in a range of circumstances.The threat to fungal diversity throughout the world prompts debate about whether and how fungi can be conserved. Should it be the site, or the habitat, or the host that is conserved? All of these issues are considered, but this book goes beyond mere debate by providing constructive guidance for management of nature in ways beneficial to fungi. A wide range of geographical examples are presented and equally wide-ranging solutions are put forward, providing useful suggestions about how fungi can be included in conservation projects in a range of circumstances.Threats to fungi and fungal diversity throughout the world have prompted debates as to how fungi can be conserved. Should it be the site, habitat, or host that is conserved? All of these issues are addressed in this volume, but coverage goes beyond mere debate with constructive guidance for management of nature in ways beneficial to fungi. Different parts of the world experience different problems and a range of examples are presented: from Finland in the North to Kenya in the South, Washington State, USA in the West to Fujian Province, China in the East.List of contributors; Preface; 1. Fungal conservation issues: recognising the problem, finding solutions David Moore, Marijke M. Nauta, Shelley E. Evans and Mauricl³4