Pushing the frontiers of biodiversity research: Unveiling the global diversity, distribution, and conservation of fungi

T Niskanen, R Lücking, A Dahlberg… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …

Measuring the impact of conservation: The growing importance of monitoring fauna, flora and funga

PJ Stephenson, MC Londoño-Murcia, PAV Borges… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many stakeholders, from governments to civil society to businesses, lack the data they need
to make informed decisions on biodiversity, jeopardising efforts to conserve, restore and …

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

Brazil Flora Group, J Gomes‐da‐Silva, FLR Filardi… - Taxon, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and
the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical …

[HTML][HTML] Separating the two faces of “bioeconomy”: Plantation economy and sociobiodiverse economy in Brazil

OI Ollinaho, M Kröger - Forest Policy and Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This article analyzes the metadiscourse of bioeconomy and the ways in which bioeconomy
is gaining new meanings in Brazil. We argue that the currently unfolding framing of …

Include all fungi in biodiversity goals

SC Gonçalves, D Haelewaters, G Furci, GM Mueller - Science, 2021 - science.org
We applaud the call for mycologists and decision-makers to seize the opportunity to include
macrofungi in the post-2020 global biodiversity targets (“Include macrofungi in biodiversity …

A way forward for wild fungi in international sustainability policy

R Oyanedel, A Hinsley, BTM Dentinger… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A series of international sustainability policies currently in negotiation will shape biodiversity
conservation for decades to come. However, discussions of current sustainability policy …

Microbiological assessment of white button mushrooms with an edible film coating

MM Borges, AS Simões, C Miranda, H Sales, R Pontes… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of edible coatings incorporating bioextracts from mushrooms native to
Portuguese forests aims to enhance the value of the endogenous forest and mycological …

Molecular-based diversity studies and field surveys are not mutually exclusive: On the importance of integrated methodologies in mycological research

J Cazabonne, L Bartrop, G Dierickx… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Understanding and describing the diversity of living organisms is a great challenge. Fungi
have for a long time been, and unfortunately still are, underestimated when it comes to …

DNA‐based fungal diversity in Madagascar and arrival of the ectomycorrhizal fungi to the island

M Rivas‐Ferreiro, SM Skarha, F Rakotonasolo… - Biotropica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Madagascar is known for its high diversity and endemism of fauna and flora. Fungi,
however, have been largely overlooked in diversity and evolution studies on the island, and …

Singleton-based species names and fungal rarity: Does the number really matter?

J Cazabonne, AK Walker, J Lesven, D Haelewaters - IMA fungus, 2024 - Springer
Fungi are among the least known organisms on earth, with an estimated number of species
between 1.5 and 10 million. This number is expected to be refined, especially with …