Bibliograph

The secret life of fungi, discoveries from a hidden world, Aliya Whiteley

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The secret life of fungi, discoveries from a hidden world, Aliya Whiteley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret life of fungi

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1265725557

Responsibility statement

Aliya Whiteley

Sub title

discoveries from a hidden world

Summary

"Fungi can appear anywhere, from desert dunes to frozen tundra. They can invade our bodies and live between our toes or our floorboards. They are unwelcome intruders or vastly expensive treats, and symbols of both death and eternal life. But despite their familiar presence, there's still much to learn about the eruption, growth, and decay of their secret, interconnected, world"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Erupt: To name, to know ; A small field ; The common mushroom ; Forays and feasts ; Learn, carry, collect ; Saviours ; Fruiting cities ; Weak seeds need strong friends ; Cryptic clues ; Blanket coverage ; Slow dancers, thrown high -- Spread: Nosing ; Spire ; The giant ; Walking the floor ; OId stones ; Under Alice ; Expansions ; Once upon a beetle ; Seven ways to survive ; Stowaways of the space age -- Decay: Gathering the dead ; The big stick ; Fire, faith and gangrene ; Wehre the rule bends ; Killer club ; Underground visions ; To live and die in fungi ; Grasp ; Onwards, downwards, upwards -- Afterword -- Dramatis fungi -- A reading list of fungal fiction

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