2024
Biology of Macro Fungi
Name: Biology of Macro Fungi
Code: BIO14188M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Biological Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
Course unit eminently with practical application in the field and identification of macrofungi (mushrooms)
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
This course unit aims to give the students a global vision of fungi biology, taxonomy and phylogeny (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota), their importance in the natural ecosystems; while being bio-indicators and its potential economic exploitation uses.
Eventually the students should be able to:
- recognise the different types of fungi.
- know and identify the principal taxonomic groups of fungi.
- understand the importance of fungi on the ecosystems, and know how to apply the good practices rules for the harvest of the edible macrofungi.
- apply the acquired knowledge's on biodiversity and conservation of macrofungi.
- Understand the importance of fungi for the maintenance of plant diversity and for forest management
Eventually the students should be able to:
- recognise the different types of fungi.
- know and identify the principal taxonomic groups of fungi.
- understand the importance of fungi on the ecosystems, and know how to apply the good practices rules for the harvest of the edible macrofungi.
- apply the acquired knowledge's on biodiversity and conservation of macrofungi.
- Understand the importance of fungi for the maintenance of plant diversity and for forest management
Contents
1. The Kingdom Fungi: eukaryotic and heterotrophic organisms.
2. Historical landmarks of Mycology.
3. Characterisation of the "true" fungi. Cellular organization: the fungi cell (structure and ultrastructure); the hyphae (ultrastructure and growth model).
4. The main taxonomic groups, classification, somatic and reproductive characterization (sexual and assexual): Divisions: Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. Life cycles and metabolism. Physiology and ecology: saprophytism, parasitism, mutualism.
5. Importance of the fungi: biodegradators and bio-indicators. Economic relevance and alternative uses of macrofungi.
6. Biodiversity and conservation of macrofungi.
7. The role of fungi in the forests: Wood wide web
2. Historical landmarks of Mycology.
3. Characterisation of the "true" fungi. Cellular organization: the fungi cell (structure and ultrastructure); the hyphae (ultrastructure and growth model).
4. The main taxonomic groups, classification, somatic and reproductive characterization (sexual and assexual): Divisions: Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. Life cycles and metabolism. Physiology and ecology: saprophytism, parasitism, mutualism.
5. Importance of the fungi: biodegradators and bio-indicators. Economic relevance and alternative uses of macrofungi.
6. Biodiversity and conservation of macrofungi.
7. The role of fungi in the forests: Wood wide web
Teaching Methods
Theoretical and practical lessons. In the theoretical lessons will be presented the concepts and contents and will proceed to the
guidance of the learning process. The practical lessons will occur in laboratories and "in open space", whenever possible, through field trips, to visit places of recognized interest. The evaluation will be carried out through a written exam: multiple choice questions, complete sentences, development questions and identification of macrofungi specimens (scale 0 to 20 values).
guidance of the learning process. The practical lessons will occur in laboratories and "in open space", whenever possible, through field trips, to visit places of recognized interest. The evaluation will be carried out through a written exam: multiple choice questions, complete sentences, development questions and identification of macrofungi specimens (scale 0 to 20 values).
Teaching Staff
- Celeste Maria Martins Santos e Silva [responsible]
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