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Fungi of Crater Lake National Park
Mushrooms, photo by Robert Mutch |
Most fungi are largely invisible to the naked eye, living for the most part in soil, dead matter, and as symbionts of plants, animals, or other fungi. They
perform an essential role in all ecosystems in decomposing organic matter and are indispensable in nutrient cycling and exchange. Some fungi become noticeable when fruiting, either as
mushrooms or molds (Wikipedia: Fungi).
Many fungal species have long been used as a direct source of food, such as mushrooms and truffles and in fermentation of various food products, such as
wine, beer, and soy sauce. More recently, fungi are being used as sources for antibiotics used in medicine and various enzymes, such as cellulases, pectinases, and proteases, important
for industrial use or as active ingredients of detergents. (Wikipedia: Fungi).
Nature Notes From Crater Lake
Other Related Links
Shaggy Manes -
Nature Notes by Dr. Frank Lang
Morels -
Nature Notes by Dr. Frank Lang
Fungi Inventory of Crater Lake N.P. ;
Investigator's Annual Report; Welles Bushnell,
North American Truffling Society, Forestry
Sciences Laboratory, Corvallis, OR; IAR 12723; 1992
Effects of Prescribed Burning on Mycorrhizal Fungi in Crater Lake N.P. ;
Investigator's Annual Report; Dr Kermit Cromack, Jr., Oregon State Univ.; IAR 26142; 2003
Effects of Prescribed Burning on Mycorrhizal Fungi in Crater Lake N.P.; Dr Kermit Cromack, Jr.,
Oregon State Univ.;
Investigator's Annual Report 29969;
2004
North American Truffling Society Foray; Investigator's Annual Report;
James Trappe,
North American Truffling Society, Corvallis,
OR; IAR 12697; 1991
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