Wild mushrooms are a vital source of income and nutrition for many poor communities and
of value to recreational foragers. Literature relating to the edibility of mushroom species …

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 …

Earth's climate is changing. Effects of climate change on fungal distribution and activity are
hard to predict because they are mediated in many different ways, including: fungal …

Fungi play an important role in plant communities and ecosystem function. As a result,
variation in fungal community composition can have important consequences for plant …

Macrofungi are vital components of any forest ecosystem, performing different roles crucial
to ecosystem functioning. Macrofungi play effective roles in ecosystem processes such as …

Hitherto fungi have rarely been considered in conservation biology, but this is changing as
the field moves from addressing single species issues to an integrative ecosystem‐based …

Abstract Yartsa Gunbu (Cordyceps sinensis) and the Fungal Commodification of Tibet's
Rural Economy. Cordyceps sinensis is a mushroom that parasitizes larvae of Thitarodes …

Most societies are economically dominated by a small elite, and similarly, natural
communities are typically dominated by a small fraction of the species. Here we reveal a …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

A series of international sustainability policies currently in negotiation will shape biodiversity
conservation for decades to come. However, discussions of current sustainability policy …