Modelled habitat suitability of fungi in floodplains

To maximize restoration efforts, knowledge on habitat key structures and potential for species occurrence is crucial for conservation. Contemporary protected areas such as national parks and nature reserves can provide refugia for fungal species. Still, the relative importance of single areas might vary across species, especially as they might have been chosen according to other criteria (e.g. endemism vs species richness). Despite the knowledge on the important role of fungi in floodplains e.g. for decay processes, little is known about fungal species distribution and important factors for species conservation in this dynamic habitat. The national database on Swiss fungi with 615'000 recor…