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Heilmann-clausen, Jacob
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The power of citizen science and big data to advance fungal conservation: setting the scene
2018
In recent years, fungal conservation has gained momentum #1. Fungi are increasingly recognized as key players in ecosystem functioning, and the need to consider Fungi in conservation is increasingly accepted. Fungi are a megadiverse Kingdom. Molecular tools are improving our knowledge about fungal biodiversity (in some cases with direct conservation relevance), but to be meaningful for conservation we need accurate biodiversity data across space and time. This is an especially difficult challenge in fungal conservation due to the massive diversity, taxonomic shortcomings and difficult detectability of fungi. In this context, citizen science recording schemes and the integration of databases…
Global and national biodiversity initiatives, socio-economic potential, and scalability of reintroduction of fungi into dead wood
2018
Data sharing, data archival and data citation are new, but increasingly important elements of the scholarly activities. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) aggregates data, shared by a global network of publishing organisations: natural history museums, citizen science organisations, and, importantly, national biodiversity data systems, such as FinBIF. Data on the rare species are often stored in the restricted access databases for red-listing. Availability of background distribution data is essential for biodiversity monitoring and assigning species with threat categories. What happens after species go regionally extinct? Approaches to reverse regional extinctions include habit…