Symposium - Fungi, keystones of evolution and earth processes

This joint meeting with the British Lichen Society, British Mycological Society and the Linnean Society is due to take place on 17 October 2013 and will comprise:

  • review of the ancient beginnings of fungi and explanation of  their probable crucial role in colonization of land by plants
  • exploration of the diversity of ecologically significant interactions between fungi and other organisms
  • description of recent advances in knowledge of speciation and phylogenetic research 
  • analysis of the extraordinary range of diversity in morphological structures and of their functional aspects
  • examination of their current status within conservation management programmes, the threats fungi face from global and local environmental change, and their potential value as indicators of ecosystem health

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