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

小行星9512783 该美洲计划奖将支持格鲁吉亚大学的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，以进行墨西哥子囊菌的分类和分布研究。 子囊菌是真菌中最大的一种，在生态学上是重要的植物残体的主要分解者，在经济上是重要的作物和人类疾病的病原体。 建议研究墨西哥南部热带森林中子囊菌的分布和发生，重点是与高等植物相关的物种。 鉴于热带生境的迅速破坏，这些研究具有极大的紧迫性。 从这个项目中获得的数据将增加我们的知识的分布和身份的热带子囊菌，并将允许墨西哥森林真菌区系与其他热带地区类似的研究进行比较。 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理解。 ***

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. ***