Alan E. Bessette is a distinguished emeritus professor of biology at Utica College of Syracuse University. A professional mycologist, he has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books, including Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America. Arleen Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer, winning multiple awards in the North American Mycological Association’s photography competition. She has authored or coauthored eighteen books, including Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States. A retired chemist, David P. Lewis is currently a research associate with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and has served as president of the Gulf States Mycological Society since 1998. In his mycological papers, Lewis has described many species new to science, several of which have been named for him.
[Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States] is a very valuable contribution to our knowledge of mushrooms from a region of the USA that has previously been largely ignored. * Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas * A must-have for any mushroom hunter in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Florida...this book is unique in its circumscribed geographic coverage and its inclusion of 1000-plus species...The expert authors collaborated with a large number of mushroom enthusiasts to compile this user-friendly guide. * CHOICE *