Fungal biodiversity: what do we know? What can we predict?
Fungal biodiversity: what do we know? What can we predict?
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DOI：
10.1007/s10531-006-9117-7
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Schmit, John Paul
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作者：
Mueller, Gregory M.;Schmit, John Paul
虽然真菌是世界上最重要的生物之一，但目前大多数物种的信息有限且不完整，目前对真菌物种数量的估计差异很大。这种缺乏分类多样性的基本信息对进化生物学的许多方面都有重要的影响。虽然150万个估计的真菌物种的数字是常用的，批评者质疑这一估计的有效性。在估计全球真菌多样性时，必须考虑到地理分布、特有性水平和宿主特异性的数据。本文介绍了一组论文，试图制定一个严格的，最低限度的估计全球真菌多样性的基础上，目前的物种列表和知情的预测缺失的数据和特有性水平的关键评估。因此，这些论文代表了对当前数据的荟萃分析和差距评估，以表明未来的研究工作应该集中在哪里。
Although fungi are among the most important organisms in the world, only limited and incomplete information is currently available for most species and current estimates of species numbers for fungi differ significantly. This lack of basic information on taxonomic diversity has significant implications for many aspects of evolutionary biology. While the figure of 1.5 million estimated fungal species is commonly used, critics have questioned the validity of this estimate. Data on biogeographic distributions, levels of endemism, and host specificity must be taken into account when developing estimates of global fungal diversity. This paper introduces a set of papers that attempt to develop a rigorous, minimum estimate of global fungal diversity based on a critical assessment of current species lists and informed predictions of missing data and levels of endemism. As such, these papers represent both a meta-analysis of current data and a gap assessment to indicate where future research efforts should be concentrated.