Mycorrhizas in Ecosystems.1992. Illustr. 448 p.Hardcover.

This volume brings together a series of papers which place majoremphasis upon mycorrhizal function in nature. They consist of edited andrevised contributions to the Third European Symposium on Mycorrhizas,held at the University of Sheffield, 19-23 August 1991. All of the majortypes of mycorrhiza are considered. Factors determining theirdistribution and effectiveness in different ecosystems, from the borealforest to the tropics, are examined in depth and attempts to improveproductivity of ecosystems by inoculation with more effective fungalsymbionts are described. Several papers describe the application of thelatest techniques for the study of intact host-fungus systems anddiscuss the results obtained with reference to mycorrhizal function inthe field.