1. Disentangling drivers behind fungal diversity gradients along altitude and latitudeFlorian Barbi, Tijana Martinović, Inaki Odriozola, Antonin Machac, Andrea Moravcová, Camelia Algora, Dalibor Ballian, Sebastian Barthold, Vendula Brabcová, Sandra Awokunle Hollá, Zander Rainier Human, Hojka Kraigher, Jelena Lazarević, Clémentine Lepinay, Lenka Mészárosová, Daniel Morais, 2026, original scientific article Abstract: Gradients in species diversity across elevations and latitudes have fascinated biologists for decades. While these gradients have been well documented for macroorganisms, there is limited consensus about their universality, shape and drivers for microorganisms, such as fungi, despite the importance of fungal diversity for ecosystem functions and services. We conducted a comprehensive survey of fungal species richness in forests across 17 elevational transects along a latitudinal gradient covering the continental scale of Europe. Diversity patterns along elevational and latitudinal gradients differed among fungal ecological guilds. Diversity of saprotrophs declined with elevation while ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal diversity peaked in mid-elevations. Moreover, the diversity of root endophytic fungi increased with latitude but did not change with elevation. Bayesian species distribution modeling suggests that fungal diversity is structured by deterministic rather than stochastic drivers. Importantly, ECM fungal diversity pattern persists even after accounting for the effects of environmental conditions. These results suggest that environmental conditions differentially shape the diversity of fungal guilds along elevational and latitudinal gradients, but this goes beyond soil and climatic factors in the case of ECM fungi. This study paves the way toward a better understanding of fungal diversity gradients across elevations and latitudes, with possible implications for macroecological theory, conservation and management.
Keywords: fungal diversity, altitudinal, latitudinal, biogeography, climate
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2. Smernice za gozdni genetski monitoring velikega jesena (Fraxinus excelsior L.)Marjana Westergren, Marko Bajc, Rok Damjanić, Barbara Fussi, Dalibor Ballian, Andrej Breznikar, Darius Kavaliauskas, Peter Železnik, Hojka Kraigher, 2020, not set Keywords: gozdovi, genetski monitoring, gozdna genetika, veliki jesen, Fraxinus excelsior L.
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3. Smernice za gozdni genetski monitoring evropskega črnega topola (Populus nigra L.)Gregor Božič, Sandor Bordacs, Berthold Heinze, Marko Bajc, Filipos Aravanopoulos, Dalibor Ballian, Rok Damjanić, Barbara Fussi, Darius Kavaliauskas, Zvonimir Vujnović, Marjana Westergren, Hojka Kraigher, 2020, other monographs and other completed works Keywords: gozdovi, genetski monitoring, gozdna genetika, evropski črni topol, Populus nigra L.
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4. Smernice za gozdni genetski monitoring bele jelke (Abies alba MIll.) in Borisove jelke (Abies borisii-regis Mattf.)Darius Kavaliauskas, Barbara Fussi, Dalibor Ballian, Paraskevi Alizoti, Nikolaos Tourvas, Gregor Božič, Evangelos Barbas, Marjana Westergren, Marko Bajc, Rok Damjanić, Natalija Dovč, Filipos Aravanopoulos, Hojka Kraigher, 2020, other monographs and other completed works Keywords: gozdovi, genetski monitoring, gozdna genetika, bela jelka, Abies alba MIll., Borisova jelka, Abies borisii-regis Mattf.
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5. Smernice za gozdni genetski monitoring doba (Quercus robur L.) in gradna (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl,)Kristina Sever, Andrej Breznikar, Marko Bajc, Filipos Aravanopoulos, Rok Damjanić, Barbara Fussi, Darius Kavaliauskas, Marjana Westergren, Hojka Kraigher, 2020, other monographs and other completed works Keywords: gozdovi, genetski monitoring, gozdna genetika, dob, Quercus robur L., graden, Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl
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6. Smernice za gozdni genetski monitoring divje češnje (Prunus avium (L.) L.)Darius Kavaliauskas, Barbara Fussi, Filipos Aravanopoulos, Paraskevi Alizoti, Dalibor Ballian, Nikos Tourvas, Gregor Božič, Evangelos Barbas, Marjana Westergren, Marko Bajc, Rok Damjanić, Hojka Kraigher, 2020, other monographs and other completed works Keywords: gozdovi, genetski monitoring, gozdna genetika, divja češnja, Prunus avium (L.) L.
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7. Smernice za gozdni genetski monitoring navadne bukve (Fagus sylvatica L.)Marjana Westergren, Darius Kavaliauskas, Paraskevi Alizoti, Marko Bajc, Filipos Aravanopoulos, Gregor Božič, Rok Damjanić, Natalija Dovč, Domen Finžgar, Barbara Fussi, Fotios Kiourtsis, Hojka Kraigher, 2020, other monographs and other completed works Keywords: gozdovi, genetski monitoring, gozdna genetika, navadna bukev, Fagus sylvatica L.
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8. Smernice za gozdni genetski monitoring črnega bora (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold)Paraskevi Alizoti, Darius Kavaliauskas, Barbara Fussi, Marjana Westergren, Marko Bajc, Filipos Aravanopoulos, Rok Damjanić, Hojka Kraigher, 2020, other monographs and other completed works Keywords: gozdovi, genetski monitoring, gozdna genetika, črni bor, Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold
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9. Ectomycorrhizal symbionts of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) in SloveniaTina Unuk Nahberger, Hojka Kraigher, Tine Grebencs, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Ectomycorrhizal symbionts of silver fir have been in Slovenia rarely analyzed and identified, thereby little is known about their diversity and distribution across Slovenia. The aim of this study was to identify ectomycorrhizal fungal symbionts of silver fir in silver fir natural distribution area in Slovenia. Ectomycorrhizal fungi were identified based on morphological and anatomical descriptions and by ITS DNA barcoding. Altogether we identified 86 different ectomycorrhizal symbionts of silver fir, many of them were in symbiosis with silver fir, in our study identified for the first-time. The most abundant ECM fungal taxa were assigned to Russula, Tomentella and Lactarius genus.
Keywords: silver fir, ectomycorrhizal symbionts, ITS barcoding, Slovenia
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