David Arora
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Born | 1953 |
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Nationality | American |
Fields | Mycology |
Known for | Author of Mushrooms Demystified |
David Arora (born 1953)[1] is an American mycologist, naturalist, and writer. He is the author of two popular mushroom field guides, Mushrooms Demystified and All the Rain Promises and More....
Arora first developed an interest in wild mushrooms while growing up in Pasadena, California. He began teaching about wild mushrooms in the early 1970s while living in Santa Cruz, California. Arora has traveled extensively throughout North America and the world, photographing and hunting mushrooms and learning about the mushroom gathering traditions and economies of different cultures.[1][2]
Mushrooms Demystified was first published in 1979 and was republished in a revised and substantially expanded edition in 1986.[3] Though Mushrooms Demystified encountered some initial resentment and negative reviews among academic mycologists when it first appeared,[1][4] the mushroom key and descriptions in this work are highly regarded and the book is recommended by a number of mycological authors.[1][5] The smaller All the Rain Promises and More... followed in 1991.[6]
In addition to his field guides, he has written several articles on amateur and commercial mushroom hunting, its role in the economic development of rural communities, and about conflicts related to conservation issues related to mushroom hunting.[7][8][9] Arora also co-authored an extensive description of the stinkhorn species Clathrus archeri, documenting its first known appearance in North America, an extensive fruiting of this species in his home town of Santa Cruz.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Barnard J. 1993. "Self-taught mushroom maven travels world for fungi". Associated Press December 31, 1993.
- ^ Arora D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd edition). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 0898151694. back cover.
- ^ Arora D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. copyright page and "Preface to the second edition".
- ^ Thiers HD. 1980. Book Reviews: Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora. Mycologia 72(5): 1054-1055. doi:10.2307/3759750
- ^ cf, Schaechter E. 1998. In the Company of Mushrooms. ISBN 0674445554; Hudler GW. 2000. Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds. ISBN 0691070164; Stamets P. 2005. Mycelium Running. ISBN 1580085792; Kuo M. 2007. 100 Edible Mushrooms. ISBN 0472031260.
- ^ Arora D. 1991. All That the Rain Promises, and More...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1991. ISBN 0898153883.
- ^ Arora D. 1991. All That the Rain Promises, and More.... Chapter: "Toward a mushroom hunting ethic". p 252–254.
- ^ Arora D. 1995. The impact of gathering mushrooms. Mushroom: The Journal 48:5–6.
- ^ Arora D. 1999. The way of the wild mushroom. California Wild 52(4).
- ^ Arora D, Burk WR. 1982. Clathrus archeri, a stinkhorn new to North America. Mycologia 74:501–504. doi:10.2307/3792972
[edit] External links
- "Taxonomic Corrections and Issues in Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified, 2nd. Ed." by Nathan Wilson, Else C Vellinga, and others, Collective Source (website), September 2, 2007.