The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat
A singular guide to mushrooms on mountain tops
Cloth – $110
978-0-252-03996-6
Paper – $29.95
978-0-252-08146-0
eBook – $19.95
978-0-252-09812-3
Publication Date
Paperback: 02/01/2016
About the Book
A singular guide to mushrooms on mountain topsLittle-known and hard to find, the tiny mushrooms that grow above the treeline offer mycophiles rare opportunities—but also index the advance of global climate change. Cathy L. Cripps’s comprehensive nature guide draws on the twenty-five years of collecting and research that have made her North America’s foremost expert on alpine fungi.
Features include:
* More than 200 color photographs
* Small size perfect for use in the field
* In-depth scientific information on 150 species, including some recently discovered and most not found outside alpine or Arctic habitats
* Division of species into ecological groups to aid with searching and identification
* Coverage of the Rocky Mountains of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado, with extensions into British Columbia and Alaska, with many of the same mushrooms also found in the Arctic
* Tips on collecting for both professional researchers and amateur enthusiasts
* A conservation-based approach aimed at the general public, mycologists, researchers, naturalists, land managers, and others
Easy to use and charged with cutting-edge science, Alpine Mushrooms of North America is an expert guide to mycology’s final frontier.
About the Author
Cathy L. Cripps is an emeritus professor of mycology at Montana State University. She is the coauthor of The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat and the editor of Fungi in Forest Ecosystems: Systematics, Diversity, and Ecology.Reviews
"Attractive, authoritative, and well-written. . . . The inclusion of many pictures of trees, wildflowers, birds, and large creature will especially appeal to general naturalist types and so the book could serve as a welcome present for that special hiker friend."--The MycophileBlurbs
"What a wonderful, engaging book. Beautifully written, informative, and based on decades of field experience. I want this book in my library!"--David Rust, President, North American Mycological Association
"A truly significant contribution to the field. The presence of mushroom species unique to this region and not covered in mushroom field guides will make this book desirable to both professional and amateur mycologists."--Michael W. Beug, coauthor of Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide
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