Rust Fungi of the Atlantic Rain Forest Domain

该项目的PI将在三年内收集巴西大西洋热带雨林区的锈菌，准备信息丰富的标本馆标本，对研究生进行锈菌分类学方面的培训，并制作用于进一步研究巴西锈菌的电子数据库。真菌作为一个群体，人们知之甚少，而在真菌中，锈病更是被忽视了，尽管它们是经济上重要植物的严重病害的罪魁祸首。PI在这组生物方面有30多年的经验，他将利用他的专业知识收集1800多个新的锈菌标本，这些标本将保存在巴西和美国的四个主要草本植物中。这些标本将成为未来工作人员的极好资源，这项研究也将产生电子数据库。采集区被选在大西洋热带雨林区内，这是一种濒危的生态系统类型(目前该生物群的原始范围只有不到5%-10%)，这使得该项目将产生的真菌生物多样性的文件刻不容缓。--a？▀；？`0╗？O2 8 D P\d L x‗？║áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá？Meredith‘s MacHD：应用程序：Microsoft Word：模板：正常

The PI on this project will collect rust fungi in the Atlantic Rain Forest Domain in Brazil over a three-year period and prepare information-rich herbarium specimens, conduct training of graduate students in the taxonomy of rust fungi, and produce electronic databases for use in further research on Brazilian rust fungi. The fungi as a group are very poorly known, and among fungi, the rusts are even more neglected, even though they are responsible for serious diseases of economically important plants. The PI has over 30 years of experience with this group of organisms, and will use his expertise to collect more than 1800 new specimens of rust fungi that will be deposited at four major herbaria both in Brazil and in the U.S. These specimens will be an excellent resource for future workers, as will the electronic database that will also result from this study. The collecting areas have been selected within the Atlantic Rain Forest Domain, an endangered ecosystem type (less than 5-10% of the original extent of this biome exists today), which makes the documentation of fungal biodiversity that this project will produce urgently needed. -- aݪ ▀ ; ᪠ªá = ÓaOÀ h¢µ +'ª`0 ╗   ª O 2 8 D P \ d l x ‗ Ñ ║ áááááááááááááááááááááááá Meredith's MacHD:Applications:Microsoft Word:Templates:Normal