Fungi in aquatic ecosystems
- Fungi are phylogenetically and functionally diverse ubiquitous components of almost all ecosystems on Earth, including aquatic environments stretching from high montane lakes down to the deep ocean. Aquatic ecosystems, however, remain frequently overlooked as fungal habitats, although fungi potentially hold important roles for organic matter cycling and food web dynamics. Recent methodological improvements have facilitated a greater appreciation of the importance of fungi in many aquatic systems, yet a conceptual framework is still missing. In this Review, we conceptualize the spatiotemporal dimensions, diversity, functions and organismic interactions of fungi in structuring aquatic food webs. We focus on currently unexplored fungal diversity, highlighting poorly understood ecosystems, including emerging artificial aquatic habitats.
Author details: | Hans-Peter GrossartORCiDGND, Silke Van den WyngaertORCiD, Maiko Kagami, Christian WurzbacherGND, Michael Cunliffe, Keilor Rojas-JimenzORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0175-8 |
ISSN: | 1740-1526 |
ISSN: | 1740-1534 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30872817 |
Title of parent work (English): | Nature reviews. Microbiology |
Publisher: | Nature Publ. Group |
Place of publishing: | Basingstoke |
Publication type: | Review |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2019/03/12 |
Publication year: | 2019 |
Release date: | 2021/02/03 |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 6 |
Number of pages: | 16 |
First page: | 339 |
Last Page: | 354 |
Funding institution: | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)German Research Foundation (DFG) [GR1540/23-1, GR1540/30-1]; DFGGerman Research Foundation (DFG) [WY175/1-1]; European Research Council (ERC)European Research Council (ERC) [MYCO-CARB 772584] |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Green Open-Access |