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This chapter provides a basic overview of fungi for the nonmycologist, emphasizing those features of importance in consideration of their population biology.
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Worrall, J.J. (1999). Brief Introduction to Fungi. In: Worrall, J.J. (eds) Structure and Dynamics of Fungal Populations. Population and Community Biology Series, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4423-0_1
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