Conservation mycology in Australia and the potential role of citizen science

© 2018 Society for Conservation Biology.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 32(2018), 5 vom: 23. Okt., Seite 1031-1037
1. Verfasser: Irga, Peter J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Barker, Katherine, Torpy, Fraser R
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article aficionado amateur diversidad diversity enseñanza de la micología grupos de estudio studies group teaching mycology 多样性, 真菌学教学, 业余爱好者, 研究小组
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Zusammenfassung:© 2018 Society for Conservation Biology.
Fungi are undoubtedly important for ecosystem functioning; however, they have been omitted or given scant attention in most biodiversity policy documents, management plans, and formal conservation schedules throughout the world. This oversight may be due to a general lack of awareness in the scientific community and compounded by a scarcity of mycology-associated curricula at the tertiary level and a lack of mycologists in research institutions. Although molecular techniques advance the systematic cataloging of fungi and facilitate insights into fungal communities, the scarcity of professional mycologists in the environmental sciences hampers conservation efforts. Conversely, citizen science initiatives are making significant contributions to the mycology discipline by increasing awareness and extending the scope of fungal surveys. Future research by professional and amateur mycologists into the distribution of fungi and their function in ecosystems will help identify wider and more effective conservation goals
Beschreibung:Date Completed 17.10.2019
Date Revised 17.10.2019
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1523-1739
DOI:10.1111/cobi.13121