Fungus Responses to Environmental Changes
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Ecological Interactions of Fungi".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 2411
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: fungal diversity; microbial ecology; plant microbiomes; ancient DNA-museomics; environmental changes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
All environments are facing major constraints largely resulting from human activities. Climate change, habitat loss and agricultural intensification, and large-scale biological invasions together with the diffuse pollution of multiple origins impact individual living species but also entire communities, modifying their distribution and their activities. In the case of fungi, ecosystem disturbance is, for example, likely to have strong impacts in agriculture and on animal/human health by modifying the distribution and aggressiveness of pathogens. In terms of ecosystem functioning, impacts of climate warming and changes in precipitation regimes on major biogeochemical cycles may be triggered by their effects on fungal activities that contribute to organic matter degradation and the recycling of macronutrients. Even if this theoretical background is largely accepted, we still need full and detailed experimental assessment and modeling of these processes. This is the aim of this Special Issue of the Journal of Fungi.
Dr. Roland Marmeisse
Dr. Martino Adamo
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Fungi is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- fungal diversity and distribution
- fungal biogeography
- climate change
- habitat modifications
- biogeochemical cycles
- organic matter degradation
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
