Abstract
Colombia is among the world’s most biodiverse countries, but despite being listed as the country with the second-highest number of flowering plants under the Convention on Biological Diversity, there is little information about the country’s fungal diversity. The area of study for this project, Boyacá, is particularly data-poor for fungi. This project aims to improve the knowledge of fungi in Colombia by examining the macro-fungal diversity across different habitats of Boyacá. A total of 156 specimens were sequenced across 5 habitats, representing over 115 species, of which 32 are potential new records for Boyacá and 27 new records for Colombia. The study uncovers different patterns in diversity and composition among the sites which are linked to a range of factors including disturbance.
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Metadata
- Resource type
Master's dissertation
- Collections
- Contributors
- Kooij, Pepijn (Supervisor)
- Gaya, Ester (Supervisor)
- Institution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Pagination
50
- Current HE Institution
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Official URL
- Rights statement
- DOI
doi.org/10.34885/73
- Qualification name
MSc
- Additional information
Dissertation submitted for the degree of Master of Science in Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Diversity and Conservation awarded by Queen Mary, University of London. © The Author. All rights reserved. Any reference to this work should be properly acknowledged, including a citation with full bibliographic details and the URL/DOI.
