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Fungi |
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PLACES TO START
Fun facts about fungi : the title speaks for itself - puzzles, games, graphics, animation etc.
Fungi 4 Schools: a British Mycological Society website, which provides lots of classroom materials.
Tom Volk's Fungi: intro to fungi, fungus of the month, images of fungi and much more.
RogersMushrooms The site is based on Roger Phillips' book 'Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain and Europe' and the similar book published on the mushrooms and Fungi of North America. The site has keys, and over 3000 images, to help you identify and learn more about the mushrooms of Europe and North America; it also includes mushroom recipes and a mushroom chatroom.
The Microbial World: the Fungal Web aspects of fungal biology, with illustrations and photos of microscopic features. Includes pages on:
>> Basidiomycota: activities and lifestyle of this group of fungi which includes mushroom-shaped fungi, puffballs, bracket fungi
>> Armillaria and other wood decay fungi find out about honey fungus, dry rot and more
>> Mycorrhizas: symbiotic relationships between fungi and plant roots
PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS
British fungi - part of the 'Pauline and Ian Wildlife Images' website
Fungi images on the net: links to nearly 1600 images of fungi
Mike Sykes - images of fungi taken 2001-2008
Photos of slime moulds [part of Tom Volk's Fungi pages]
KEYS
British Mycological Society [BMS] - Resources section includes information about keys, plus links to keys for many genera and different types of fungi [use the alphabetical list on the BMS website and look for 'Keys']
MycoKey by Thomas Læssøe & Jens H. Petersen
MYXOMYCETES AND OTHER SLIME MOULDS
Forest slime moulds [Hidden Forest website]
The Microbial world: slimemoulds [University of Edinburgh]
Myxomycetes and other slime moulds [Discover Life website]
RECORDING AND CONSERVATION
Britsh Mycological Society - fungal records database of Britain and Ireland
Fungus records database - Association of British Fungus Groups
LIAS: a global information system for lichenized and non-lichenized Ascomycetes. A multi-authored internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity.
Mycology [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]. Basic introduction to fungi plus info on: Kew's mycological specimen collection and how to send specimens; research projects etc.
Plantlife is a charity working to protect Britain’s wild flowers and plants, fungi and lichens, and the habitats in which they are found.
UK Biodiversity: website supporting the implementation of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and the partnership involved in biodiversity conservation. Includes:
>> Fungi page which links to the species plans for particular fungiYorkshire and Humber Biodiversity Forum
NATIONAL FUNGUS GROUPS
Association of British Fungus Groups [ABFG]
British Mycological Society [BMS]
LOCAL FUNGUS GROUPS
Fungus groups based in or fairly close to Yorkshire
East Yorkshire Fungus Group - web forum
North West Fungus Group This group covers the Northwest of England and Wales: specifically, the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside in England, and the vice-counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire (now part of Clwyd) in Wales.
NATURE AND CONSERVATION GROUPS IN OR AROUND YORKSHIRE
Cross Hills Naturalists' Society
OPAL in Yorkshire and Humberside
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve [Doncaster]
Sorby Natural History Society [Sheffield]
Wharfedale Naturalists Society
Yorkshire Naturalists' Union [YNU]
>> contact details page for YNU Mycological Section
WEBSITES LISTING FUNGUS LINKS
www.fungus.org.uk links to: microscopy; fungus keys, articles and publications; regional fungus groups throughout the UK; European fungus organisations - and more!
ADOBE READER - link to free software for opening pdf files
http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ follow this link to get to the page on the Adobe website where you can download a free copy of the 'Adobe Acrobat Reader' software. This software will let you open and use pdf [portable document format] files.
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