Micosociología: Antecedentes históricos, evolución y proyecciones

Abstract

Over time many researchers have tried to study the sociology of fungi, or mycosociology, meaning the study and classification of fungal communities, their inter relations and their dependence on the medium. The majority of these studies have been carried out in Europe, notably the works of Darimont (1973) and García Bona (1977). There are few mycosociological studies which describe the interaction of certain macromycetes with South American Nothofagus species. Important studies are Godeas et al. (1993 a, b, c), in Nothofagus forests in Tierra del Fuego, and Valenzuela et al. (1998). This review examine the historical beginnings of mycosociology, its evolution over time and how its focus helps to understand the functioning of fungal communities. The autor also stress the importance for Chile of carrying out mycosociological studies, especially in native forests dominated by Nothofagus. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]