Diversity of fungi attached to birds corresponds to the habitat ecologies of their avian dispersal vectors
Our findings show that bird-mediated transport can be important for a variety of fungal taxa, especially at medium to long transport distances. Taxa particularly affected include plant pathogens, saprobic macrofungi and sorediate macrolichens, especially those with specific habitat requirements.
Authors
- Ulla Kaasalainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9899-4768)
- Niko R. Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4968-3845)
- Jouko Rikkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4615-6639)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Finnish Museum of Natural History (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf077
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.30
Funders
- Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
- Koneen Säätiö