U.S.-Mexico Cooperative Research: Studies on the Taxonomy and Distribution of Mexican Ascomycetes

9512783 Hanlin美洲项目奖将支持佐治亚大学的Richard Hanlin博士和墨西哥国立自治大学（UNAM）的Miguel Ulloa Sosa博士之间的合作研究，对墨西哥子囊菌的分类和分布进行研究。子囊菌是真菌主要类群中最大的一类，在生态学上作为植物残骸的主要分解者是重要的，在经济上作为严重作物和人类疾病的致病因子是重要的。建议对墨西哥南部热带森林中子囊菌的分布和发生进行研究，重点研究与高等植物有关的物种。鉴于热带栖息地的迅速破坏，这些研究是非常紧迫的。从该项目获得的数据将增加我们对热带子囊菌的分布和特性的认识，并将使墨西哥森林真菌群与其他类似研究的热带地区的真菌群进行比较。除了对真菌学、生态学和植物病理学的贡献外，这项工作的结果将有助于增加我们对热带森林生物多样性的了解。* * *

9512783 Hanlin This Americas Program award will support collaborative research between Dr. Richard Hanlin of the University of Georgia, and Dr. Miguel Ulloa Sosa of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), to conduct studies on the taxonomy and distribution of Mexican ascomycetes. The ascomycetes constitute the largest of the major group of fungi and are important ecologically as primary decomposers of plant debris, and economically as the causal agents of serious crop and human diseases. It is proposed to study the distribution and occurrence of ascomycetes in tropical forests of southern Mexico, with emphasis on species associated with higher plants. These studies are of great urgency in view of the rapid destruction of tropical habitats. The data obtained from this project will add to our knowledge of the distribution and identity of tropical ascomycetes, and will permit comparison of the Mexican forest mycobiota with that of other tropical areas similarly studied. In addition to contributions to mycology, ecology, and plant pathology, the results from this work will help to increase our understanding of the biodiversity of tropical forests. ***