Mushrooms in Forests and Woodlands by Anthony B. Cunningham, ... - 9781138976580

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Mushrooms in Forests and WoodlandsResource Management, Values and Local Livelihoods\nAuthor(s): Anthony B. Cunningham, Xuefei Yang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138976580, 978-1138976580\nSynopsis\nMany mushrooms - or the 'fruits of fungi' - are extremely valuable, wild-gathered products which are utilised for both their medicinal properties and as food. In many of the world's tropical and temperate forests, they are the primary source of income for the people who live there. \nThese forests range from temperate woodlands and small forests to high altitude forests in the Himalaya and tropical miombo woodlands in south-central Africa. In south-west China, over 200 species of wild fungi in 64 genera are commercially traded while in Europe and North America, woodlands and small forests are the source of many highly-prized mushrooms and an essential resource for many small enterprises and collectors. Yet the incr.