Saprophytes: Where Do They Come From? "David Brayford ", IMI
D.BRAYFORD at cabi.org Mon Mar 3 08:07:28 EST 1997 I might have
missed the beginning of this conversation but, anyhow......,
fungi have a whole range of ecological strategies involving a
saprotrophic component, so there is no single answer to your
questions. For a good source of background information on this
subject area check out the book:- Cooke, R.C. & Rayner, A.D.M.
(1984 - blimey, seems like yesterday, Alan). Ecology of
Saprotrophic Fungi. Longman, London & New York, 415 pp. ISBN
0-582-44260-5. Lots of interesting things therein. Dave
Brayford, IMI Subject: Saprophytes: Where Do They Come From?
Date: 01 March 1997 8:51 Sorry, Jessie, it's not that I
disbelieve you at all, it's just that I like to get second
opinions. My question is: Where do saprophytes go when there is
nothing dead around? Are they growing innocuously in living
substrate until the substrate dies and they take over? If so,
are they draining some nutrients from the substrate an