The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

Many ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi produce fruit-bodies below ground and rely on animals,
especially mammals, for dispersal of spores. Mammals may therefore play an important role …

Ecology is characterized by a rapidly growing complexity and diversity of facts, aspects,
examples, and observations. What is badly needed is the development of common patterns …

The last 'hibernation book'was published in 1982, nearly 40 years ago, so clearly an update
was needed. The options were a book written by a single author or an edited book written by …

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

This review provides a synthesis, from published and unpublished sources, of records of
mycophagy (fungus‐feeding) by Australian mammals. Mycophagy is shown to be …

Understanding ecological processes and their spatial scales is key to managing ecosystems
for biodiversity, especially for species associated with late-seral forest. We focused on 2 …

Symbiotic associations between mammals and fungi have been well documented and are
widely regarded as vital to ecosystem functions around the world. Symbioses between birds …

McNab (1986, 1988) has hypothesized that mammals using food with low energy content
should exhibit basal metabolic rates (BMR) lower than those expected on the basis of their …

Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) and American black bears (U. americanus) are sympatric in
much of Yellowstone National Park. Three primary bear foods, cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus …