World’s fungi at risk from agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl – experts
The latest update to IUCN red list has 1,300 species of fungi assessed with at least 411 at risk of extinction.
‘The unsung heroes of life on Earth’: Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction
Human activities have been infringing on fungal ground, the scientists explain. They found that 279 species are at risk of ...
First 1,000 Fungi On IUCN Red List Reveal Growing Threats
The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has surpassed 1,000, confirming that defo ...
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World’s fungi at risk from agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl – experts
Professor Anders Dahlberg, co-ordinator for the IUCN’s mushroom, bracket and puffball specialist group, said: “While fungi mainly live hidden underground and inside wood, their loss impacts ...
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World’s fungi at risk from agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl – experts
More than 1,000 of the world’s fungi species have been assessed for their extinction risk, revealing many of the “unsung heroes” of life on Earth are under threat. The finding comes in the ...
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First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats
Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group. “It is important that more old-growth forests are protected. Forestry practices should consider fungi, for example, leaving dead wood and scattered trees ...
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Fungi of Australia Volume 2A Catalogue and Bibliography of Australian Macrofungi 1. Basidiomycota p.p.
They provide a guide to the names that have been used in Australia for the mushrooms, toadstools, bracket fungi, puffballs and other taxa with large conspicuous fruiting bodies. For each name the ...