Freshwater Fungi. 2014. (Marine and Freshwater Botany). 105 (65 col.) figs. XXII, 496 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Freshwater habitats are rich in fungi with some 3,000 describedspecies, most literature focusing on their identification, substrata they grow on and world distribution. However, these fungi play an important role in the freshwater ecosystem, and are primarilyinvolved in the breakdown of leaf litter contributing food for detritus feeders. This book will bring together a wide range of acclaimed mycologists to review recent developments on thebiology and ecology of freshwater fungi, particularly their molecular phylogeny, biodiversity, causative diseases of freshwater amphibians, fishes and invertebrate animals, decomposition of leaf litter, stream pollution and their potential role in bioremediation.