This text contains information on the ecology of fungi and provides an accessible account of fungi in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems with an emphasis on fundamental ecological principles. The author discusses such topics as; the life strategies of fungi, the structure of fungi, the mycelium and substrates for growth, colonization and decomposition of leaves, colonization and decay of wood, and fungi of the soil and rhizosphere. This book should be of interest to ecologists, mycologists, biologists, microbiologists, foil biologists, agricultural botnists, microbial ecology, and...