The influence of forest management on fungal diversity and community composition has
been the subject of a wide number of studies over the last two decades. However, the …

Naturally regenerating forests or secondary forests (SFs) are a promising strategy for
restoring large expanses of tropical forests at low cost and with high environmental benefits …

There has been a remarkable scientific output on the topic of how climate change is likely to
affect plant diseases. This overview addresses the need for review of this burgeoning …

Background Fungi strongly influence ecosystem structure and functioning, playing a key role
in many ecological services as decomposers, plant mutualists and pathogens. The …

Environmental bioindicators are species or communities of animals, plants, bacteria, fungi,
algae, lichens, and planktons whose existence, quantity, and nature can be used to make …

Mushrooms can be found in forests worldwide and have long been exploited as resources in
developed economies because of their important agro-industrial, medicinal and commercial …

Orchids depend on mycorrhizal fungi to germinate from seed. While multiple orchid
mycorrhizal (OrM) taxa are often found associated with adult orchids, the relative …

Picking forest mushrooms is an increasingly valued leisure time activity in many regions of
the world. In Northeastern Spain edible mushrooms such as Lactarius deliciosus (saffron …

Fungal fruit-bodies are an important economic resource both for recreational pickers and
commercial markets. The broad interest in forest fungi and mushrooms has motivated …

The aim of this study was to predict the effect of forest management intensity on mushroom
productivity at the landscape level by means of a model-based scenario analysis. The study …