Index Catalog // Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew research repository

2023

Journal article

Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity.

How the multiple facets of soil fungal diversity vary worldwide remains virtually unknown, hindering the management of this essential species-rich group. By sequencing high-resolution DNA markers in over 4000 topsoil samples from natural and human-altered ecosystems across all continents, we illustrate the distributions and drivers of different levels of taxonomic...

Mikryukov, Vladimir ; Dulya, Olesya ; Zizka, Alexander ; Bahram, Mohammad ; Hagh-Doust, Niloufar …

DNA sequencing, Soil fungal diversity, Soil fungi, Geographical distribution, Soil fungi distribution, Temperature, Species richness, Preciptitation, and Fungal diversity

2023

Journal article

Pushing the Frontiers of Biodiversity Research: Unveiling the Global Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation of Fungi.

Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and their conservation neglected. We aim to flip this situation by synthesizing current knowledge. We present a revised estimate of 2–3 million fungal species...