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Sponsors of Research on Waxcaps at UWA : :

Countryside Council for Wales - www.ccw.gov.uk
English Nature - www.english-nature.org.uk
Scottish Natural Heritage - www.snh.gov.uk
Plantlife - www.plantlife.org.uk
British Mycological Society - www.britmycolsoc.org.uk
Environment and Heritage Service - www.ehsni.gov.uk
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) - www.nerc.ac.uk

Waxcap and Grassland Fungus Publications: :

Bosanquet, S., D. Harries & J. Hodges (2007).UK BAP Grassland Fungi in Pembrokeshire: a status update - February 2007 . Pembrokeshire Fungus Recording Network. Click here to download (420 kb) . Other reports downloadable from http://www.somerton.f2s.com/pfrn/.

Bratton, J.H. (2003). Habitat management to conserve fungi: a literature review. CCW Science Report No. 03/10/1. 19pp. (Download as pdf file - 88 kb).

Bresinsky, A. & I. Kronawitter (1986). Zur Kenntnis der Hygrocybenpigment. Zeitschrift für Mykologie, Band 52(2), pp. 321-334 (Download as pdf file - 6.3 Mb)

Cibula, W. G. (1976). The pigments of Hygrophorus section Hygrocybe and their significance in taxonomy and phylogeny. 236 pp. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. (Download as pdf file - 67 Mb!!!).

Evans, S. E. (2003). Waxcap-grasslands an assessment of English sites. English Nature Research Reports Number 555. March 2003. (Download as pdf from English Nature website - 308 Kb)

Genney, D.R., A.D. Hale, R.G.Woods & M. Wright (2009). Guidelines for selection of biological SSSIs Rationale Operational approach and criteria
Detailed guidelines for habitats and species groups. Chapter 20 Grassland fungi. (Download as pdf from JNCC website - 72 kb).

Grantham, V. et al. (2009). Provisional atlas of waxcap fungi Hygrocybe in Cardiff. Cardiff Council, Strategic Planning and Environment Department (Main report 21pp. plus 2 appendices (Distribution maps [17pp.] and photos [6pp.]). An excellent and detailed document.Click here to download (1.9Mb) .from http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/biodiversity/. This site contains More information ( species action plans) etc relating to the Cardiff area.

Griffith, G.W.* (2004). Use of stable isotopes in fungal ecology. Mycologist, 18 (4), pp. 177-183. Click here to download (1 Mb)

Griffith, G.W. (2010). On Biodiversity. Letter to New Scientist, 19th May 2010. vol 206 No 2761). p28. (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627610.200-on-biodiversity.html). Click here to download (4 Mb)

Griffith, G.W., C. Aron, DA. Evans, S. Evans, A. Graham, L. Holden, D. Mitchel (2006). Mycological survey of selected semi-natural grasslands in Wales. Countryside Council for Wales, Report No 743 (August 2006). Contract FC-73-01-403. 55pp. Click here to download (4 Mb)

Griffith, G.W., J.L. Bratton & G.L. Easton (2004). Charismatic megafungi: the conservation of waxcap grasslands. British Wildlife, 15(3), pp. 31-43. (Download as scanned pdf file 2.4Mb).

Griffith, G.W., G.L. Easton & Jones, A.W. (2002). Ecology and Diversity of Waxcap (Hygrocybe spp.) Fungi. Botanical Journal of Scotland, 54(1), pp. 7-22. (Download as scanned pdf file 3.8Mb).

Griffith, G.W. & K. Roderick (2007). Saprotrophic basidiomycetes in grasslands: distribution and function. In: Ecology of Saprotrophic Basidiomycetes (eds. by Boddy, L., Frankland, J.C. and van West, P.). British Mycological Society Symposia Series. Elsevier Ltd.. pp. 275-297. Click here to download (1 Mb)

Henrici, A. (1996). Waxcap-Grassland Fungi. 1. Hygrocybe, Camarophyllopsis and Dermoloma in Britain; 2. Keys to the grassland species of Leptonia s.l.. Produced for the BMS by the Cambrian Institute of Mycology. 32pp. (Download as pdf file - 2.4 Mb).

McHugh, R., Mitchel, D., Mark Wright, M and and Anderson, R. (2001). The fungi of Irish graslands and their value for nature conservation. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 101B (3), pp. 225-242. (download as pdf from RIA website 650kb)

Rotheroe, M. (1992). A survey of the mycoflora of British sand dunes 1991-1992. JNCC Report No. 60. ISSN 0963-8091. 21pp. (Download as zipped pdf file - 1.3 Mb).

Rotheroe, M. (1993). The larger fungi of Welsh sand dunes. Report to CCW. 12pp. plus Appendix (4pp.). (Download as pdf file - 2.7 Mb).

Rotheroe, M. (1997). A mycological study of NVC grassland communities. Report to JNCC (Contract No. F76-01-50). 4pp. plus 2 Appendices (18pp.). (Download as pdf file - 2.8 Mb).

Rotheroe, M. (1997). A comparative survey of waxcap-grassland fungi of Ireland and Britain. Report to JNCC (Contract No. F76-01-71). 10pp. plus 4 Appendices (20pp.). (Download as pdf file - 3.8 Mb).

Rotheroe, M. (1999). The Macrofungi of Dinefwr Park: A Pilot Study. Report to CCW. 9pp. plus 2 Appendices. (Download as pdf file - 1.9 Mb).

Rotheroe, M. (1999). Mycological survey of selected semi-natural grasslands in Carmarthenshire. CCW Contract Science Report no. 340. (Contract No. FC-73-01-241). 16pp plus three appendices. (Download as zipped pdf file - 2.5 Mb)

Rotheroe, M. (2002). Macrofungi of the Hafod Estate and its Environs. Report to the Hafod Trust. 13pp. plus five appendices. (Download as zipped pdf file - 2.1 Mb).

Rotheroe, M. (2003). Sennybridge Army Training Area: Mycological Survey of the Epynt RangesGrassland, 2002. Report to CCW. 12pp. plus Maps and Appendix (5pp.). (Download as pdf file - 2.4 Mb).

Rotheroe, M. (2003). The Rare Mushrooms of Wales II: A revised Red Data list of Welsh macrofungi. 8pp. plus 5 Appendices (27pp.). (Download as pdf file - 4.9 Mb).

Stringer, R.N. (2009). A History of Waxcap recording in Carmarthenshire. 11pp. incl. Maps and Photos). (Download as pdf file - 0.9 Mb).

Thompson, R. (2000). The Somerset Grassland Fungi Project 1997-1999. Final Report. Somerset Environmental Records Centre. (Download as pdf from SERC website - 12.4Mb).

Woods, R.W.G. (2009). A strategy and action plan for the conservation of lower plants and fungi inWales 2009-2015. Published by Plantlife International, Salisburyon behalf of Plant Link Cymru. 61 pp. ISBN 1-904749-93-3 (Download as pdf from Plantlife website - 4.7 Mb).

Other Useful Mycological Publications: :

Ainsworth, A.M. (2004). Developing tools for assessing fungal interest in habitats. 1: beech woodland saprotrophs. English Nature Research Report Number 597. March 2004. (Download as pdf file - 1.7 Mb).

Bravo-Velasquez, E., Hedger, J., (1988). The Effect of Ecological Disturbance on Competition between Crinipellis-Perniciosa and Other Tropical Fungi. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B- Biological Sciences 94, pp. 159-166. (Download as pdf file - 1.3 Mb). OK not about waxcaps but a good paper!

Davies, H. (1813). Welsh Botanology; Part of the first. A systematic catalogue of the native plants of the Isle of Anglesey in Latin, English and Welsh (with the habitats of the rarer species and a few observations). Preface (14 pp.), Cryptogam section (pp. 110-132) a Rhagymadrodd (14 tud.). W. Marchant, Llundain. (Download as pdf file - 7.8 Mb). Diolch i fy nhad am gael benthyg y llyfr.

Davies, H. (1813). Llysieuiaith Gymraeg: Yr Ail Ran. 2nd part of Welsh Botanology (In Welsh). t. 152-255. W. Marchant, Llundain. (Llwythwch fel ffeil pdf - 19.9 Mb). Diolch i fy nhad am gael benthyg y llyfr.

Dennis, R.W.G.(1999), The 'Ffungi' of Welsh Botanology, H. Davies 1813. The Mycologist, 13(4) November, pp. 162-170. Click here to download (11.2 Mb) . A fascinating account of the mycological sections of Davies' (1913) book. See above.

Henderson, D.M. (2000). A checklist of the Rust Fungi of the British Isles. British Mycological Society, RBG Kew (ISBN 0-9527704-4-X). (Download as pdf file - 12.6Mb).

Henderson, D.M. (2004). The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A guide to identification by their host plants. British Mycological Society, RBG Kew (ISBN 0-9527704-9-0). (Download as pdf file - 10.5Mb).

Jones, D.G. & Savidge, J.P. (1984). Cors Caron National Nature Reserve. An Introduction to the vegetation of the South-East Bog. Report to the Nature Conservancy Council. Revised edition. 26pp incl. three appendices. (Download as zipped pdf file - 2.5 Mb)

Henderson, D.M. (2004). The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A guide to identification by their host plants. British Mycological Society, RBG Kew (ISBN 0-9527704-9-0). Click here to download 10.5Mb)