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How the prized matsutake mushroom is remaking human communities in China—and providing new ways to understand human and more-than-human worldsWhat a Mushroom Lives For pushes today’s mushroom renaissance in compelling new directions. For centuries, Western science has promoted a human- and animal-centric framework of what counts as action, agency, movement, and behavior. But, as Michael Hathaway shows, the world-making capacities of mushrooms radically challenge this orthodoxy by revealing the lively dynamism of all forms of life.The book tells the fascinating story of one particularly prized species, the matsutake, and the astonishing ways it is silently yet powerfully shaping worlds, from the Tibetan plateau to the mushrooms’ final destination in Japan. Many Tibetan and Yi people have dedicated their lives to picking and selling this mushroom—a delicacy that drives a multibillion-dollar global trade network and that still grows only in the wild, despite scientists’ intensive efforts to cultivate it in urban labs. But this is far from a simple story of humans exploiting a passive, edible commodity. Rather, the book reveals the complex, symbiotic ways that mushrooms, plants, humans, and other animals interact. It explores how the world looks to the mushrooms, as well as to the people who have grown rich harvesting them.A surprise-filled journey into science and human culture, this exciting and provocative book shows how fungi shape our planet and our lives in strange, diverse, and often unimaginable ways.

Tricholoma matsutake. --- Tricholoma matsutake --- Ecology. --- Agaricus. --- Agriculture. --- Albert Bernhard Frank. --- Amanita muscaria. --- Amoeba. --- Arbuscular mycorrhiza. --- Arsenic. --- Aspergillus tubingensis. --- Bacteria. --- Baijiu. --- Beauveria. --- Biodiversity. --- Boletus. --- Bruno Latour. --- Bustard. --- Charles Darwin. --- Chert. --- Chytridiomycota. --- Claviceps purpurea. --- Compost. --- Cortinarius. --- Cyperaceae. --- Decomposer. --- Dry rot. --- Dugong. --- Eating. --- Ecological niche. --- Edible mushroom. --- Endophyte. --- Environmentalist. --- Ergot. --- Feather. --- Fiction. --- Forest gecko. --- Fungiculture. --- Fungus. --- Ganoderma applanatum. --- Giorgio Agamben. --- Herbivore. --- Hormone. --- Humus. --- I Wish (manhwa). --- Idealization. --- Inocybe. --- Insect farming. --- Insect. --- Intentionality. --- Invertebrate. --- Matsutake. --- Mentorship. --- Microbiologist. --- Microbiology. --- Microbiota. --- Microorganism. --- Millipede. --- Mold. --- Moss. --- Mushroom cloud. --- Mushroom hunting. --- Mushroom. --- Mycelium. --- Mycology. --- Mycorrhiza. --- Nutrient. --- Octopus. --- Olfaction. --- On Plants. --- Oomycete. --- Organism. --- Parasitism. --- Paul Stamets. --- Pine. --- Plant nutrition. --- Plant. --- Pleurotus ostreatus. --- Polypore. --- Probiotic. --- Psilocybin mushroom. --- Quantity. --- Ray Bradbury. --- Root. --- Salad. --- Saprotrophic nutrition. --- Sciaridae. --- Semiosis. --- Shrub. --- Snack. --- Sooty mangabey. --- Soy sauce. --- Sponge. --- Spore. --- Staple food. --- Symbiosis. --- Termite. --- Truffle. --- Umami. --- Umwelt. --- Vegetable. --- Yak butter. --- Yeast.

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A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earthSeparated from Africa’s mainland for tens of millions of years, Madagascar has evolved a breathtaking wealth of biodiversity, becoming home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. The New Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation’s priceless biological treasures. Now fully revised and expanded, this beautifully illustrated compendium features contributions by more than 600 globally renowned experts who cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, as well as the island’s geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This invaluable two-volume reference also includes detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar that showcase several successful protected area programs that can serve as models for threatened ecosystems throughout the world.Provides the most comprehensive overview of Madagascar’s rich natural historyCoedited by 18 different specialistsFeatures hundreds of new contributions by world-class expertsIncludes hundreds of new illustrationsCovers a broad array of topics, from geology and climate to animals, plants, and marine lifeSheds light on newly discovered species and draws on the latest scienceAn essential resource for anyone interested in Madagascar or tropical ecosystems in general, from biologists and conservationists to ecotourists and armchair naturalists

Natural history --- Biodiversity --- Biodiversity conservation --- Acrantophis madagascariensis. --- Adansonia madagascariensis. --- Amphibian. --- Antananarivo. --- Biodiversity. --- Biogeography. --- Bird conservation. --- BirdLife International. --- Boophis madagascariensis. --- Borassus madagascariensis. --- Buddleja madagascariensis. --- Canopy (biology). --- Carnivora. --- Caruncle (bird anatomy). --- Cathariostachys madagascariensis. --- Chalarodon madagascariensis. --- Climate change. --- Comoros. --- Coral reef. --- Cryptostegia madagascariensis. --- Culture of Madagascar. --- Deforestation. --- Dry season. --- Dugong. --- Ecoregion. --- Ecosystem services. --- Ecosystem. --- Endemism. --- Entomology. --- Ex situ conservation. --- Fabaceae. --- Fauna of Madagascar. --- Fauna of New Guinea. --- Fauna. --- Female. --- Field Museum of Natural History. --- Fishery. --- Flora of Madagascar. --- Genus. --- Grassland. --- Green sea turtle. --- Habitat destruction. --- Habitat. --- Herbarium. --- Heterixalus madagascariensis. --- Host (biology). --- IUCN Red List. --- Indian Ocean. --- Inflorescence. --- Insect. --- Invertebrate. --- Journal of Natural History. --- Larva. --- Leioheterodon madagascariensis. --- Lemur. --- Lemuridae. --- Lemuriformes. --- Lepidoptera. --- Madagascar Biodiversity Center. --- Madagascar buzzard. --- Madagascar day gecko. --- Madagascar. --- Malagasy people. --- Mammal. --- Mangrove. --- Marine conservation. --- Marine mammal. --- National Zoological Park (United States). --- Natural history. --- Nesomyinae. --- New Island. --- Ovary (botany). --- Pantanodon madagascariensis. --- Petal. --- Phelsuma madagascariensis. --- Plumage. --- Predation. --- Ranomafana National Park. --- Reptilia (zoo). --- Rodent. --- Sanzinia madagascariensis. --- Sapotaceae. --- Sauvagella madagascariensis. --- Seagrass. --- Shrub. --- South America. --- Species diversity. --- Subgenus. --- Taxon. --- Tenrec. --- Testudo (genus). --- Thermoregulation. --- Typhleotris madagascariensis. --- Vangueria madagascariensis. --- Vegetation. --- Vertebrate. --- Wetland. --- Wildlife of Madagascar. --- Zoogeography. --- Zoonosis.