SGER-RUI: Tree Canopy Biodiversity (Myxomycetes, Macrofungi, Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

摘要：本研究项目旨在对美国大烟山国家公园内的黏菌、大型真菌、苔藓、苔类和地衣等生物多样性进行首次调查和清查。该研究团队将由来自美国和瑞典的非维管植物专家、研究生和本科生以及志愿者组成的多学科研究团队组成。研究的重点是寻找未描述的分类群，比较树冠栖息的隐孢子虫，收集和管理鲜为人知的树冠生物多样性组合。该研究将有助于记录由于昆虫和真菌病原体以及大气污染而迅速下降的树种的树冠生物多样性。

ABSTRACTDEB 0079058KellerCentral Missouri State UniversityThe objectives of this research project are to initiate the first survey and inventory of tree canopy biodiversity for myxomycetes, macrofungi, mosses, liverworts, and lichens in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The research team will include a multidisciplinary research team including experts in non-vascular plants from the US and Sweden, graduate and undergraduate students, and volunteers. The research is focused on searching for undescribed taxa, comparisons of tree canopy dwelling cryptogams, and collection and curation of little-known assemblages of treetop biodiversity. The research will help document the tree canopy biodiversity in tree species rapidly declining due to insect and fungal pathogens, and atmospheric pollution.