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The coprophilous fungus succession: a model system – abstract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

John Webster
John Webster
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PS, U.K.

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Coprophilous fungi form an easily recognised ecological group adapted to severe disturbance. They survive as spores on herbage and are ingested, chewed, subjected to digestion, exposed to competition within the gut, egested and then suffer further competition and environmental variation. Studying the ecology of fungi on rabbit dung has several advantages, both for research and teaching. These include ready availability, ease of replication, simple techniques for varying the environment and levels of competition, and the possibility of adding spores to sterilised food. This is illustrated by studies on three aspects of the ecology of coprophilous fungi.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 94: Fungi and Ecological Disturbance , 1988 , pp. 45 - 46
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1988

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