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Myrmecia, Not Asterochloris, Is the Main Photobiont of Cladonia subturgida (Cladoniaceae, Lecanoromycetes)

Journal of Fungi, 2023
This study explores the diversity of photobionts associated with the Mediterranean lichen-forming fungus Cladonia subturgida. For this purpose, we sequenced the whole ITS rDNA region by Sanger using a metabarcoding method for ITS2. A total of 41 specimens from Greece, Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain were studied.
Raquel Pino-Bodas, Miguel Blázquez, Asunción de los Ríos, Sergio Pérez-Ortega   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Effects of boreal ground layer shrubs and bryophytes on the diversity, biomass and composition of lichen communities across contrasting ecosystems

Oikos, Volume 2025, Issue 8, August 2025.
There has been much recent interest in understanding how abiotic factors such as light, nutrients, and soil moisture affect the composition and biomass of lichen communities. Meanwhile, whether and how ground layer vegetation such as bryophytes and shrubs also influence lichen communities have received much less attention, particularly regarding how ...
Nicolas Fanin, Johan Asplund, Michael J. Gundale, Paul Kardol, Marie‐Charlotte Nilsson, David A. Wardle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA metabarcoding and video camera collars yield different inferences about the summer diet of an arctic ungulate

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract The diets of wild ungulates are a foundational component of their ecology, influencing their behavior, body condition, and demography. With changing environmental conditions, there is a significant need to identify important forage items for ungulates, but this has often proved challenging.
Heather E. Johnson, Gabrielle L. Coulombe, Layne G. Adams, Colleen Arnison, Perry Barboza, Martin Kienzler, William B. Leacock, Michael J. Suitor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Biosynthetic and Taxonomic Atlas of the Global Lichen Holobiont

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 27, Issue 6, June 2025.
This analysis of 794 publicly available lichen shotgun metagenomic datasets, covering 467 unique lichen species from 34 countries, revealed that lichens are complex holobionts. They harbour a variety of fungal, algal, and bacterial players with remarkable biosynthetic capabilities.
Samantha C. Waterworth, Susan Egbert, John Sorensen, Barry R. O'Keefe, John A. Beutler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A molecular phylogeny of Graphidaceae (Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Ostropales) including 428 species

MycoKeys, 2013
We present a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the lichen family Graphidaceae (subfamilies Graphidoideae and Fissurinoideae) based on partial sequences of the mtSSU, nuLSU rDNA, and RPB2 loci.
Eimy Rivas Plata, Sittiporn Parnmen, Bettina Staiger, Armin Mangold, Andreas Frisch, Gothamie Weerakoon, Jesus Hernandez, Marcela Caceres, Klaus Kalb, Harrie Sipman, Ralph Common, Matthew Nelsen, Robert Luecking, Thorsten Lumbsch   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Core Mycobiome and Their Ecological Relevance in the Gut of Five Ips Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Bark beetles are destructive forest pests considering their remarkable contribution to forest depletion. Their association with fungi is useful against the challenges of survival on the noxious and nutritionally limited substrate, i.e., conifer tissues ...
Amrita Chakraborty, Roman Modlinger, Muhammad Zubair Ashraf, Jiří Synek, Fredrik Schlyter, Fredrik Schlyter, Amit Roy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wind Is a Primary Driver of Fungal Dispersal Across a Mainland‐Island System

Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 5, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Dispersal is one of the main processes shaping ecological communities. Yet, for species‐rich communities in natural systems, the role of dispersal in community assembly remains relatively less studied compared to other processes. This is the case for fungal communities, for which predictable knowledge about where and how the dispersal ...
D. Naranjo‐Orrico, O. Ovaskainen, B. Furneaux, J. Purhonen, P. A. Arancibia, S. Burg, N. Moser, J. Niku, G. Tikhonov, E. Zakharov, N. Monkhouse, N. Abrego   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of invasive alien species on threatened and endangered species: A geographic perspective

Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 48, Issue 4, December 2024.
To help guide recovery efforts, we document how invasive alien species (IAS) impact threatened and endangered species (T&ES) under the Endangered Species Act. Our research shows that 58% of T&ES (n = 1,545) were impacted by IAS, with Pacific Island species (97%) facing greater threats from IAS compared to Mainland (38%) and Atlantic Island species (22%)
Aaron M. Haines, Delaney M. Costante, Cameala Freed, Gokul Achayaraj, Lauren Bleyer, Caroline Emeric, Lily A. Fenton, Laura Lielbriedis, Emily Ritter, Gina I. Salerni, Christiopher R. Stieha, Robert E. Isdell, Matthias Leu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of eDNA and conventional sampling methods to survey rock pool (gnamma) biodiversity on granite inselbergs

Austral Ecology, Volume 49, Issue 8, August 2024.
Environmental DNA sampling coupled with high‐throughput sequencing is increasingly recognized as a useful method for assessing biodiversity with potential applications in terrestrial environments. Rock pools on granite inselbergs support diverse aquatic communities, yet the application of eDNA to document their biodiversity is lacking.
Damian R. Michael, Allan Murray, Phil Murray, Beau Murray, Sam Hagen, Richard Mcternan, Deborah J. Furst, Dale G. Nimmo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental heterogeneity structures root‐associated fungal communities in Daphne arbuscula (Thymelaeaceae), a shrub adapted to extreme rocky habitats

Molecular Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 15, August 2024.
Abstract Rocky habitats, globally distributed ecosystems, harbour diverse biota, including numerous endemic and endangered species. Vascular plants thriving in these environments face challenging abiotic conditions, requiring diverse morphological and physiological adaptations.
Zuzana Gajdošová, Miroslav Caboň, Zuzana Kolaříková, Radka Sudová, Jana Rydlová, Ingrid Turisová, Peter Turis, Jaromír Kučera, Marek Slovák   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source