Field Guide to Australian Fungi
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Field Guide to Australian Fungi
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Offers fungi, photographed in their natural environment, with information on fungal biology, ecology, classification, distribution. This book also presents the roles of fungi in nature and spore prints. Descriptions give size range, shape and habitat information as well as spore print colour, spore descriptions and a pictorial guide to groups.
For the first time, a definitive field guide covering more than 500 fungi species with 548 superb colour photographs. All fungi are photographed in their natural environment—many for the first time—with information on fungal biology, ecology, classification, distribution, roles of fungi in nature, and spore prints.
Descriptions cover size, range, shape, and habitat information, as well as spore print colour, spore descriptions, and a pictorial guide to groups. The book is a culmination of many decades of field work and study and is the most comprehensive photographic field guide on Australian fungi yet published.
Field Guide to Australian Fungi by Bruce Fuhrer offers an in-depth look into the fascinating world of fungi, making it an essential resource for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781876473518
Publisher: Bloomings Books Pty Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 September 2011
Country: Australia
Imprint: Bloomings Books Pty Ltd
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 162.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 818g
Pages: 360
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About the Author
Bruce Fuhrer is a well known naturalist and one of Australia's leading botanical photographers. He is the author, co-author and illustrator of several botanical publications on fungi, mosses liverworts and wildflowers. He worked in the School of Biology at Monash University for 25 years and was awarded an Honorary Master of Science degree by Monash University in 1988. In 1989 he was awarded The Australian Natural History medallion.
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