Overview: Geographical Partition and Distribution of Fungal Resources in China

Early authoritative partitioning for the ecological distribution of fungi in China was seen in Edible Fungal Flora of China edited by the Edible Fungi Research Institute of Shanghai, Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Ecological distribution of Macrofungi was discussed in later works such as Coloured Illustrations of Macrofungi (Mushrooms) of China edited by Huang Nianlai and The Macrofungi in China edited by Mao Xiaolan. It is natural that the ecological distribution of fungi and that of vegetations are closely related. In recent years, the ecological distribution of vegetation in China was partitioned into different geographical regions by Natural Geography of China, based on the principles of comprehensiveness, dominant factors and natural genesis, which has reference values to biological geography and floristics research of fungi.