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Saprotrophic fungi of the Guinea–Congo Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

T. Laessøe ,
L. Ryvarden ,
Roy Watling  and
A. J. S. Whalley
T. Laessøe
Affiliation:
Institute for Sporeplanter, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
L. Ryvarden
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Oslo, Norway
Roy Watling
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, U.K.
A. J. S. Whalley
Affiliation:
School of Biomolecular Sciences, John Moore's University, Liverpool, U.K.
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Synopsis

A window onto the vast array of saprotrophic fungi found in West Central Africa with particular reference to the Cameroon attempted in this paper. After an overview (Watling) three diverse groups are taken as examples of this array: xylariaceous fungi (Laessøe, Whalley & Watling); polypores (Ryvarden & Watling) and lepiotoid fungi (Watling). Some comparisons are made with other tropical forests. This approach contrasts a lignicolous group in the ascomycetes with one in the basidiomycetes and contrasts terricolous lepiotoid agarics with polyporaceous terricolous and lignicolous fungi.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 104: Essays on the Ecology of the Guinea-Congo Rain Forest , 1996 , pp. 335 - 347
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1996

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