Fungi of Temperate Europe: Keys to the Basidiomycotes

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Fungi of Temperate Europe: Keys to the Basidiomycotes Authors: , , , Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Princeton University Press
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Pages: 800 Illustrations and other contents: 8,000+ photos. ISBN: 9780691267876 Categories: , Tag:

A beautifully illustrated identification key to the basidiomycotes of temperate Europe

The basidiomycetes comprise some of the best-known groups in the Kingdom of Fungi, including most mushrooms prized by mushroom hunters. Fungi of Temperate Europe: Keys to the Basidiomycotes covers more than 4,600 species found in the region. These stunningly illustrated scientific keys offer a revolutionary approach to identification. Incisive descriptions provide information on everything from distinguishing characteristics and morphology to ecology and distribution, and each form group begins with an innovative comparison wheel with guiding up-close photos and drawings of essential microscopic features. This is a must-have resource for amateur and professional mycologists alike.

  • Features illustrated ID keys to chanterelles, agarics, boletes, polypores, corticioid fungi, tooth fungi, cyphelloid fungi, club fungi, jelly fungi, puffballs, and many more
  • Includes a wealth of photos, comparison wheels, color squares, and line drawings
  • Uses an accessible system that guides you step-by-step to successful identification
  • An invaluable companion to the acclaimed two-volume mycological guide, Fungi of Temperate Europe
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Author Biography

Thomas Laessoe is a mycologist and researcher with the Globe Institute and the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen. He is the author (with Jens H. Petersen) of Fungi of Temperate Europe (Princeton). Jens H. Petersen is a mycologist, graphic designer, and photographer and the author of The Kingdom of Fungi (Princeton). Petersen and Laessoe created the online identification tool MycoKey (mycokey.com). Tobias Guldberg Froslev is a mycologist and scientific officer at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. Jacob Heilmann-Clausen is an associate professor at the Globe institute's Center for Macroecology, Evolution, and Climate.

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