A fungal perspective on conservation biology

Pathogens and insect herbivores drive rainforest plant diversity and composition

(2014) Robert Bagchi et al.   NATURE

Mycorrhiza-mediated competition between plants and decomposers drives soil carbon storage

(2014) Colin Averill et al.   NATURE

A first comprehensive census of fungi in soil reveals both hyperdiversity and fine-scale niche partitioning

(2013) D. Lee Taylor et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Combining high-throughput sequencing with fruit body surveys reveals contrasting life-history strategies in fungi

(2013) Otso Ovaskainen et al.   ISME Journal

Towards a unified paradigm for sequence-based identification of fungi

(2013) Urmas Kõljalg et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Mycology should be recognized as a field in biology at eye level with other major disciplines – a memorandum

(2013) Gerhard Rambold et al.   MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS

Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus, the correct name for Lambertella albida reported from Japan

(2013) Yan-Jie Zhao et al.   MYCOTAXON

Not as Ubiquitous as We Thought: Taxonomic Crypsis, Hidden Diversity and Cryptic Speciation in the Cosmopolitan Fungus Thelonectria discophora (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota)

(2013) Catalina Salgado-Salazar et al.   PLoS One

Roots and Associated Fungi Drive Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forest

(2013) K. E. Clemmensen et al.   SCIENCE

European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) dieback – A conservation biology challenge

(2012) Marco Pautasso et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Integration of fungal production in forest management using a multi-criteria method

(2012) Jorge Aldea et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Monitoring fungal biodiversity – towards an integrated approach

(2012) Panu Halme et al.   Fungal Ecology

Now you see it, now you don’t: The challenge of detecting, monitoring and conserving ectomycorrhizal fungi

(2012) Sietse van der Linde et al.   Fungal Ecology

Patterns of fungal communities among and within decaying logs, revealed by 454 sequencing

(2012) A. Kubartová et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Measuring ectomycorrhizal fungal dispersal: macroecological patterns driven by microscopic propagules

(2012) KABIR G. PEAY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health

(2012) Matthew C. Fisher et al.   NATURE

Dispersal may limit the occurrence of specialist wood decay fungi already at small spatial scales

(2012) Veera Norros et al.   OIKOS

Warming-induced shift in European mushroom fruiting phenology

(2012) H. Kauserud et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Proteins of higher fungi – from forest to application

(2012) Jana Erjavec et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

What we know and don’t know about Earth's missing biodiversity

(2012) Brett R. Scheffers et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The Fungi: 1, 2, 3 … 5.1 million species?

(2011) Meredith Blackwell   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Hotspots in cold climate: Conservation value of woodland key habitats in boreal forests

(2011) Jonna Timonen et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Tree cavities in forests – The broad distribution pattern of a keystone structure for biodiversity

(2011) Jaanus Remm et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Linking fungi, trees, and hole-using birds in a Neotropical tree-cavity network: Pathways of cavity production and implications for conservation

(2011) Kristina L. Cockle et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Fungi and the Anthropocene: Biodiversity discovery in an epoch of loss

(2011) Anne Pringle et al.   Fungal Ecology

Conservation of ectomycorrhizal fungi: exploring the linkages between functional and taxonomic responses to anthropogenic N deposition

(2011) E.A. Lilleskov et al.   Fungal Ecology

Applying IUCN red-listing criteria for assessing and reporting on the conservation status of fungal species

(2011) Anders Dahlberg et al.   Fungal Ecology

A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World's Forests

(2011) Y. Pan et al.   SCIENCE

Do we need a global strategy for microbial conservation?

(2011) Gareth W. Griffith   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Biodiversity and ecosystem services: a multilayered relationship

(2011) Georgina M. Mace et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The history, fungal biodiversity, conservation, and future perspectives for mycology in Egypt

(2011) Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem   IMA Fungus

Buried treasure: soil biodiversity and conservation

(2010) Sophie S. Parker   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Rot holes create key microhabitats for epiphytic lichens and bryophytes on beech ( Fagus sylvatica )

(2010) Örjan Fritz et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Assembly history dictates ecosystem functioning: evidence from wood decomposer communities

(2010) Tadashi Fukami et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Mushrooms and Economic Botany1

(2010) David Arora et al.   ECONOMIC BOTANY

Using Local Ecological Knowledge to Assess Morel Decline in the U.S. Mid–Atlantic Region

(2010) Marla R. Emery et al.   ECONOMIC BOTANY

Developing a comprehensive strategy for fungal conservation in Europe: current status and future needs

(2010) Anders Dahlberg et al.   Fungal Ecology

The emergence and coalescence of fungal conservation social networks in Europe and the U.S.A.

(2010) Elizabeth S. Barron   Fungal Ecology

Addressing uncertainty: How to conserve and manage rare or little-known fungi

(2010) Randy Molina et al.   Fungal Ecology

The role of ectomycorrhizal communities in forest ecosystem processes: New perspectives and emerging concepts

(2010) Pierre-Emmanuel Courty et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Testing the functional significance of microbial community composition

(2009) Michael S. Strickland et al.   ECOLOGY

Fungal endophytes: diversity and functional roles

(2009) R. J. Rodriguez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Conservation strategies for lichens: insights from population biology

(2009) Christoph Scheidegger et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Ecological impacts of non-indigenous invasive fungi as forest pathogens

(2008) Judy A. Loo   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

The biosecurity threat to the UK and global environment from international trade in plants

(2008) C. M. Brasier   PLANT PATHOLOGY

Bioactive Endophytes Warrant Intensified Exploration and Conservation

(2008) Stephen A. Smith et al.   PLoS One

Protecting rare, little known, old-growth forest-associated fungi in the Pacific Northwest USA: A case study in fungal conservation

(2008) Randy Molina  

For what, when, and where is green-tree retention better than clear-cutting? A review of the biodiversity aspects

(2007) Raul Rosenvald et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT