TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular-Based Diversity Studies and Field Surveys Are Not Mutually Exclusive: On the Importance of Integrated Methodologies in Mycological Research
AU - Cazabonne, Jonathan
AU - Bartrop, Lachlan
AU - Dierickx, Glen
AU - Gafforov, Yusufjon
AU - Hofmann, Tina A.
AU - Martin, Thomas E.
AU - Piepenbring, Meike
AU - Rivas-Ferreiro, Mauro
AU - Haelewaters, Danny
PY - 2022/3/22
Y1 - 2022/3/22
N2 - Understanding and describing the diversity of living organisms is a great challenge. Fungi have for a long time been, and unfortunately still are, underestimated when it comes to taxonomic research. The foundations were laid by the first mycologists through field observations. These important fundamental works have been and remain vital reference works. Nevertheless, a non-negligible part of the studied funga escaped their attention. Thanks to modern developments in molecular techniques, the study of fungal diversity has been revolutionized in terms of tools and knowledge. Despite a number of disadvantages inherent to these techniques, traditional field-based inventory work has been increasingly superseded and neglected. This perspective aims to demonstrate the central importance of field-based research in fungal diversity studies, and encourages researchers not to be blinded by the sole use of molecular methods.
AB - Understanding and describing the diversity of living organisms is a great challenge. Fungi have for a long time been, and unfortunately still are, underestimated when it comes to taxonomic research. The foundations were laid by the first mycologists through field observations. These important fundamental works have been and remain vital reference works. Nevertheless, a non-negligible part of the studied funga escaped their attention. Thanks to modern developments in molecular techniques, the study of fungal diversity has been revolutionized in terms of tools and knowledge. Despite a number of disadvantages inherent to these techniques, traditional field-based inventory work has been increasingly superseded and neglected. This perspective aims to demonstrate the central importance of field-based research in fungal diversity studies, and encourages researchers not to be blinded by the sole use of molecular methods.
U2 - 10.3389/ffunb.2022.860777
DO - 10.3389/ffunb.2022.860777
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 2673-6128
VL - 3
JO - Frontiers in Fungal Biology
JF - Frontiers in Fungal Biology
M1 - 860777
ER -