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Fungal Diversity in Forests

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 1025

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Bernardo Ernesto Lechner

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Instituto de Micología y Botánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, DBBE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interests: mycology; agaricales; fungi; fungal ecology; conservation; physiology; cultivation; fungal taxonomy; fungal diversity; fungal biology
Dr. Izabela Kałucka

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Department of Algology and Mycology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
Interests: trees; fungi plant interactions; mycorrhiza; fungal diversity; fungal ecology; fungal conservation
Dr. Viktor Papp

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Department of Botany, Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ménesi Street 44, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: polypores; wood-inhabiting fungi; old-growth forest fungi; systematics and taxonomy; molecular phylogeny

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The study of fungal diversity in forests has significantly evolved, with such changes being driven by a growing recognition of fungi's crucial ecological roles and impacts on forest ecosystems. Fungi, once overshadowed by plants and animals, have now gained prominence in ecological research. They play essential roles in nutrient cycling, decomposition, and mycorrhizal associations with trees and are highly sensitive to environmental changes.

Historically, research into fungal diversity in forests focused on taxonomic classification, with early taxonomists identifying and categorizing species based on their morphological characteristics. Later advancements, such as molecular techniques, DNA sequencing, and environmental DNA analysis, enabled us to unveil the hidden diversity within fungal communities.

This Special Issue will provide a comprehensive overview of current research into fungal diversity in forests and its broader ecological implications. It highlights various aspects of this field, including taxonomy, community ecology, functional roles, conservation, and responses to environmental changes.

The scope of this Special Issue includes exploring novel fungal species, investigating fungal communities’ composition and dynamics, understanding their roles in nutrient cycling and symbiotic interactions, assessing the impacts of environmental stressors, and exploring biotechnological applications. By compiling diverse research into these topics, this Special Issue seeks to deepen our understanding of fungi's vital roles in maintaining forest ecosystem health and sustainability. Researchers worldwide are invited to contribute their insights in this evolving field.

Dr. Bernardo Ernesto Lechner
Dr. Izabela Kałucka
Dr. Viktor Papp
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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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. Forests 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
  • fugal taxonomy
  • fungal biology
  • forests
  • biodiversity

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The Fungal Functional Guilds at the Early-Stage Restoration of Subalpine Forest Soils Disrupted by Highway Construction in Southwest China
by Chaonan Li, Haijun Liao, Dehui Li and Yanli Jing
Forests 2024, 15(4), 636; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15040636 - 30 Mar 2024
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Soil fungi often operate through diverse functional guilds, and play critical roles in driving soil nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition and the health of above-ground vegetation. However, fungal functional guilds at the early-stage restoration of disrupted subalpine forest soils remain elusive. In the [...] Read more.
Soil fungi often operate through diverse functional guilds, and play critical roles in driving soil nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition and the health of above-ground vegetation. However, fungal functional guilds at the early-stage restoration of disrupted subalpine forest soils remain elusive. In the present study, we collected 36 soil samples along an altitudinal gradient (2900 m a.s.l., 3102 m a.s.l., and 3194 m a.s.l.) from cut slopes (CS) (from Wenma highway) and natural soils (NS) at the Miyaluo of Lixian County, Southwest China. By applying nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing, this study revealed the ecological characteristics of fungal functional guild in the early-stage restoration of cut slope soils. The results showed that the predicted prevalence of ectomycorrhizal fungi decreased, while plant pathogens and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased in CS. In the high-altitude regions (3102 m a.s.l. and 3194 m a.s.l.), the differences in communities between natural and cut slope soils were more pronounced for total soil fungi, soil saprotroph, litter saprotroph, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ectomycorrhizal fungi, in contrast to the low altitude communities (2900 m a.s.l.). An opposite pattern was evident for plant pathogens. Variations in the differences of both soil properties (mainly soil pH) and community assembling processes (e.g., heterogeneous selection, dispersal limitation and drift) between natural and cut slope soils across the altitudinal gradient likely shaped the shifting patterns of community difference. This study provides valuable insights for devising restoration approaches for cut slopes in subalpine forest ecosystems, emphasizing the importance of taking soil fungal functional guilds into account in evaluating the restoration of cut slopes, and underscoring the necessity for increased attention to the restoration of soil fungi in cut slopes at the high-altitude ecosystems. Full article
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