Macrofungi of a Healty Campus (Penerbit USM)

Download or read book Macrofungi of a Healty Campus (Penerbit USM) written by Hasnah Md. Jais and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2014 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macrofungi of a Healthy Campus is a compilation of the fruit bodies of fungi found on USM Minden Campus. It contains detailed information on 66 macrofungi species collected from 2007 to 2010. A diversity of macrofungi was found on the Campus ranging from saprophytic, parasitic to symbiotic fungi (mycorrhiza). As a Healthy Campus, the macrofungi in this ecosystem indicates important ecological functioning of nature which involves the recycling of organic materials.About 36% of macrofungirecorded in this bookwere found at Durian Valley –a mini forested area representing a natural forest ecosystem serves as a small nature sanctuary, hiding and preserving some of the beautiful macrofungi. This will be a great book for researchers, students and nature lover.