Experiences from the Danish Fungal Atlas: Linking mushrooming, nature conservation and primary biodiversity research

• Published in: Biodiversity Information Science and Standards Vol. 5; p. 1942
• Main Authors: Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob, Frøslev, Tobias, Petersen, Jens, Læssøe, Thomas, Jeppesen, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sofia Pensoft Publishers 16.09.2021
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Biodiversity; citizen science; Collaboration; Denmark; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA sequencing; host preferences; Host selection; mushrooms; natural resources conservation; Nature conservation; Next-generation sequencing; Species; species identification; Denmark

The Danish Fungal Atlas is a citizen science project launched in 2009 in collaboration among the University of Copenhagen, Mycokey and the Danish Mycological Society. The associated database now holds almost 1 million fungal records, contributed by more than 3000 recorders. The records represent mor...