Fungal Biodiversity and Ecology

Dear Colleagues,

Public awareness of biodiversity has been mainly focused on animals and plants. Fungi, as one of the eukaryotic kingdoms, have been largely neglected. There are about 2.2 to 3.8 million fungal species on Earth, while only about 120,000 species have been described, no more than 8% of the total number. Recently, a number of studies based on high-throughput sequencing have shown that the diversity of fungi inhabiting Earth may even largely exceed our previous estimations. Considering the essential ecological roles of fungi in various ecosystems, it is extremely important to investigate fungal diversity and the roles fungi play in various ecosystems. This Topical Collection aims to bring together a collection of papers focusing on Fungal Biodiversity and Ecology, with areas including, but not limited to, fungal diversity assessments (traditional methods and metabarcoding), diversity conservation, fungal systematics and evolution, fungal interactions with environments and other organisms, and ecological roles of fungi in various ecosystems.

Prof. Dr. Lei Cai
Collection Editor

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