Biology, Ecology, and Social Aspects of Wild Edible Mushrooms in the Forests ofthe Pacific Northwest: A Preface to Managing Commercial Harvest

摘要

The commercial harvest of edible, forest fungi has a multimillion dollar industrywith several thousand tons harvested annually. The primary objectives of the overview paper are to provide information on the biology of forest fungi, describe the major edible fungi harvested in the Pacific Northwest, integrate a perspective on the social aspects of the mushroom harvest issue, summarize the development of the commercial mushroom industry, and suggest research and monitoring protocols for developing management guidelines.