FUNGI of AUSTRALIA. Volume 1A. Introduction - Classification

This is the first of two introductory books to this major new series. Together, Volumes 1A and 1B will provide an introduction to the series, and consists of a collection of review essays on many aspects of Australian mycology, placed in a world context. The major component of Volume 1A is a discussion on the classification of the fungi, and a new classification to the level of Order.

Features
* New classification
* Keys, of world-wide scope, to orders
* Bibliography to classification chapter and keys to orders
* Biology of the fungi
**Australian aspects of the history of mycology
* Biogeography
* Fossil record
* Extensive glossary to mycological terms
* Many institutional and historical photographs

Australian Biological Resources Study is a Program within Parks Australia Division of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.