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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Recent advances in palaeomycology
Contributor:
STUBBLEFIELD, SARA P.;
TAYLOR, THOMAS N.
Published:
Wiley, 1988
Published in:
New Phytologist, 108 (1988) 1, Seite 3-25
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-8137.1988.tb00200.x
ISSN:
0028-646X;
1469-8137
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
summaryThe fossil record is a long‐neglected source of valuable information concerning the diversity, structure, evolution and activities of ancient fungi. However, interest in these organisms has increased in recent years as their importance in a wide variety of interactions with plants, animals and the geological environment has been recognized. Evidence from the fossil record now implicates fungi in such processes as the establishment of terrestrial plants, degradation of lignin in Devonian forests, parasitic relationships with plants and animals, and the development of ancient soils. Although fossil fungi remain difficult to study, their geological record is rich and rewarding. Recent advances in the study of fungi from the Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic (exclusive of palynological research) are presented in this review.CONTENTSSummaryI.Introduction3II.Fungal diversity4III.Interactions between fungi and their environment7IV.Evolution of fungi12V.Special problems in studying fossil fungi14VI.Future research in palaeomycology16Acknowledgements17References17