Download or read book Tropical Mycology written by Roy Watling and published by CABI. This book was released on 2002-02-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical mycology is attracting increasing interest, as the key role of fungi in tropical ecosystems and as pathogens becomes appreciated. This book is the first of two complementary volumes (Volume 2 covers Micromycetes) produced from papers given at the British Mycological Society's symposium held in Liverpool in April 2000. It describes the ecology, biology, economic dimensions and systematics of tropical Macromycetes. Written by leading experts in their field, the papers have been thoroughly edited and revised.