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- Mycorrhizal symbiosis is discussed with its relevance for the global climate change scenario, which is an entirely new perspective
- Several interesting aspects of mycorrhiza and some path-breaking discoveries in the field are the highlights of the book
- The book discusses invasive alien plants, which presently constitute one of the most important thrust areas of ecological research
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book provides basic knowledge in mycorrhizal ecology, knitted with novel conceptual frameworks and contemporary perspectives, especially in the context of global change. In a fast changing world wherein anthropogenic climate change, biological invasions, deforestation, desertification, and frequent droughts have become routine hard realities, the contents of this book urge readers to rethink basic notions of setting and accomplishing objectives in mycorrhizal research to make sense vis-à-vis contemporary challenges. In this book, a global perspective of mycorrhizal diversity and distribution is provided, followed by some insights into the impact of various global change elements such as climate change, plant invasion, and extreme environmental conditions on mycorrhizas and the role of these mutualists in turn to help their host plants to withstand such novel selection pressures. Special attention here is given to the interesting, but largely neglected, topics such as the role of mycorrhizas in ecological restoration of degraded environments and mycorrhizal status of aquatic plants. The basic idea is to unify various topical areas in mycorrhizal science in an integrated framework. This book can be used by the undergraduate and graduate level students studying mycorrhizal symbioses in the context of current ecological applications. The materials in this book will benefit biological scientists actively involved in research on mycorrhizal ecology and global environmental change. Besides, the contents of the book could be of special interest to restoration ecologists and biodiversity managers.
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“The book Mycorrhizas: Novel Dimensions in the changing world is an amalgamation of recent advances in the field of mycorrhizal technology. The book is divided into nine sections and each of them is supplemented with references. Diagrams and flow charts are provided. … The book is a one stop book for a mycorrhizologist and to the undergraduate students studying mycorrhiza, researchers working on mycorrhizal biotechnology, ecology and forestry.” (Melvina D’souza and Kevin D. Hyde, Fungal Diversity, December, 2014)Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Manzoor Ahmad Shah
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mycorrhizas: Novel Dimensions in the Changing World
Authors: Manzoor Ahmad Shah
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1865-4
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer India 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-1864-7Published: 06 June 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-2878-3Published: 27 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-1865-4Published: 29 May 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 87
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Ecology, Plant Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology/Ecology