{"product_id":"mushrooms-of-cape-cod-and-the-national-seashore-9780815606871","title":"Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough known for its sandy beaches and pounding surf, historic Cape Cod is also home to a unique community of mushrooms that can be found in its heath, pine, and oak barrens and on the borders of its bogs, kettle ponds, and cedar swamps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the definitive, comprehensive field guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod and the National Seashore. It is written in easy-to-follow, nontechnical language and contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions along with 145 color illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scope of this work goes well beyond the identification of mushrooms. The authors provide information that increases the reader's awareness of the fragile nature of Cape Cod's various ecosystems and the critical role that mushrooms play in helping to preserve them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArleen R. Bessette\u003c\/b\u003e is coauthor of Mushrooms of Northeastern North America, Wildflowers of New York in Color, and \u003ci\u003eNorth American \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoletes: A Field Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan E. Bessette\u003c\/b\u003e is a mycologist and professor of biology at Utica College of Syracuse University. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMushrooms of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNortheastern North America, Wildflowers of New York in Color, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNorth American Boletes: A Field Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms, \u003c\/i\u003eeach published by Syracuse University Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Neill\u003c\/b\u003e has served as president of the Boston Mycological Club and has taught mushroom and tree identification.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726494994706,"sku":"9780815606871","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ee8c7a9-c376-4cc7-a92e-4df9e8639d4b.jpg?v=1734872026","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mushrooms-of-cape-cod-and-the-national-seashore-9780815606871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}