The Amazon has one of the greatest diversity of mushrooms in the world, but science still knows little about these species. To know the mushrooms of the Amazon, it is necessary to know who they are by the scientific name of the species. In this guide, we seek to show the main steps to collect the mushrooms and prepare the collections so that the taxonomist can identify the species, taking into account a series of limitations for carrying out this task in the Amazon. - The authors.
In nature, fungi are the major decomposers of organic matter in forest ecosystems, recycling limiting nutrients for primary production in tropical forests. In the Amazon, climate conditions are optimal for observing a large number of species of macroscopic fungi.
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