Richer than Gold: the fungal biodiversity of Reserva Los Cedros, a threatened Andean cloud forest

• Published in: Botanical studies Vol. 64; no. 1; p. 17
• Main Authors: Vandegrift, R., Newman, D. S., Dentinger, B. T. M., Batallas-Molina, R., Dueñas, N., Flores, J., Goyes, P., Jenkinson, T. S., McAlpine, J., Navas, D., Policha, T., Thomas, D. C., Roy, B. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 06.07.2023; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Agaricales; Anamorph-teleomorph connections; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate change; Cloud forests; Conservation; Diversity; Documents; Ecology; Ecuador; Endemism; Environmental degradation; Fungi; Genera; Global climate; iNaturalist; Life Sciences; Original; Original Article; Photography; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Sciences; Surveys; Taxa; Taxonomic and ecological studies on Ascomycota; Threatened species; Tropical environments; Watersheds; with emphasis on xylariaceous fungi; Xylariales; Ecuador; Fungi; Ecuador; iNaturalist; Anamorph-teleomorph connections; Xylariales; Conservation; Diversity; Ecology; Tropical; Agaricales

Background Globally, many undescribed fungal taxa reside in the hyperdiverse, yet undersampled, tropics. These species are under increasing threat from habitat destruction by expanding extractive industry, in addition to global climate change and other threats. Reserva Los Cedros is a primary cloud...