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Macrofungi as ecosystem resources: Conservation versus exploitation
M. PavarinoOriana MaggiElia AmbrosioRoberto VenanzoniAnna Maria PersianiV. M. GranitoGiuseppe VenturellaMaria Letizia GarganoD. LunghiniMirca ZottiPaola AngeliniS. Di PiazzaGi ZervakisElias PolemisAlfredo VizziniDomizia Donninisubject
Nutrient cyclemushroom; truffle; mycodiversity; wood-decay fungi; exploitationAgroforestrybusiness.industryEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicafungitrufflePlant ScienceBiologyMycodiversitywood-decay fungiHabitatGenetic resourcesMycodiversity wood-decay fungi mushroom truffle exploitationSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataFood processingmushroomEcosystembusinessEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsexploitationdescription
Fungi are organisms of significant importance not only for the crucial roles they undertake in nature but also for many human activities that are strictly dependent on them. Indeed, fungi possess fundamental positions in ecosystems functioning including nutrient cycles and wood decomposition. As concerns human-related activities, edible and non-edible mushrooms are also involved and/or exploited in forestry, pharmaceutical industry and food production; hence, nowadays they represent a major economic source worldwide. In order to maintain and improve their strategic importance, several conservation strategies, such as habitat preservation, are needed. This article reports several contributions inherent to the relationships between wood-decaying fungi, edible and non-edible mushrooms and their potential exploitation as non-timber forest products and genetic resources.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-10 |