R Vandegrift, D S Newman, B T M Dentinger, R Batallas-Molina, N Dueñas, J Flores, P Goyes, T S Jenkinson, J McAlpine, D Navas, T Policha, D C Thomas, B A Roy
BACKGROUND: Globally, many undescribed fungal taxa reside in the hyperdiverse, yet undersampled, tropics. These species are under increasing threat from habitat destruction by expanding extractive industry, in addition to global climate change and other threats. Reserva Los Cedros is a primary cloud forest reserve of ~ 5256 ha, and is among the last unlogged watersheds on the western slope of the Ecuadorian Andes. No major fungal survey has been done there, presenting an opportunity to document fungi in primary forest in an underrepresented habitat and location...
July 6, 2023: Botanical Studies (Taipei, Taiwan)