Ectomycorrhizal associations in the tropics–biogeography, diversity patterns and ecosystem roles

A Corrales, TW Henkel, ME Smith - New phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1076 I. Introduction 1076 II. Historical overview 1077 III. Identities and
distributions of tropical ectomycorrhizal plants 1077 IV. Dominance of tropical forests by …

Diversity and distribution of tropical ectomycorrhizal fungi

A Corrales, RA Koch, AM Vasco-Palacios, ME Smith… - Mycologia, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The tropics were long considered to have few ectomycorrhizal fungi, presumably due to a
paucity of ectomycorrhizal host plants relative to higher-latitude ecosystems. However, an …

Biogeographic history of a large clade of ectomycorrhizal fungi, the Russulaceae, in the Neotropics and adjacent regions

J Hackel, TW Henkel, PA Moreau, E De Crop… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The biogeography of neotropical fungi remains poorly understood. Here, we reconstruct the
origins and diversification of neotropical lineages in one of the largest clades of …

New genera, species, and combinations of Boletaceae from Brazil and Guyana

AC Magnago, G Alves-Silva, TW Henkel… - Mycologia, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Brasilioporus olivaceoflavidus, gen. et sp. nov., Brasilioporus simoniarum, sp. nov.,
Neotropicomus australis, gen. et sp. nov., and Nevesoporus nigrostipitatus, gen. et sp …

Forest thinning alleviates the negative effects of precipitation reduction on soil microbial diversity and multifunctionality

H Wang, D Chen, C Wu, L Guo, X Sun… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2023 - Springer
Thinning is an important forest management practice to mitigate the adverse effects of
increased drought on tree growth and productivity. However, the responses of the soil …

Advancing biodiversity assessments with environmental DNA: Long‐read technologies help reveal the drivers of Amazonian fungal diversity

CD Ritter, M Dunthorn, S Anslan… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are a key component of tropical biodiversity. However, due to their inconspicuous and
largely subterranean nature, they are usually neglected in biodiversity inventories. The goal …

Lichens from the Colombian Amazon: 666 taxa including 28 new species and 157 new country records document an extraordinary diversity

R Lücking, WR Álvaro-Alba, B Moncada… - The Bryologist, 2023 - BioOne
In this study, we revised the lichen collection at the Herbario Amazonico Colombiano (coah)
in Bogotá, Colombia. The collection has a total of nearly 2,400 specimens, with some …

Carbon content and pH as important drivers of fungal community structure in three Amazon forests

AM Vasco-Palacios, M Bahram, T Boekhout… - Plant and soil, 2020 - Springer
Background and aims Amazonia comprises a mosaic of ecosystems that harbor high
biodiversity. Knowledge about fungal diversity and ecology in this region remains very …

The pitfalls of biodiversity proxies: Differences in richness patterns of birds, trees and understudied diversity across Amazonia

CD Ritter, S Faurby, DJ Bennett, LN Naka… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Most knowledge on biodiversity derives from the study of charismatic macro-organisms,
such as birds and trees. However, the diversity of micro-organisms constitutes the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Diversidad de macrohongos (Basidiomycota) de Colombia: Listado de especies

N Gómez-Montoya, C Ríos-Sarmiento… - Actualidades …, 2022 - scielo.org.co
Se presenta una lista actualizada de la diversidad de macrohongos (excluyendo hongos
liquenizados) del Filo Basidiomycota para Colombia. La lista se construyó con base en …