OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Fungal Ecology is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Fungal endophytes for biocontrol of ash dieback: The antagonistic potential of Hypoxylon rubiginosum	48
Endophyte inoculation enhances Ulmus minor resistance to Dutch elm disease	31
Can fungal endophytes fast-track plant adaptations to climate change?	30
Drivers of total and pathogenic soil-borne fungal communities in grassland plant species	25
Biogeography of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore traits along an aridity gradient, and responses to experimental rainfall manipulation	23
Biotic and abiotic determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	23
Exchangeable cations and pH drive diversity and functionality of fungal communities in biological soil crusts from coastal sites of Victoria Land, Antarctica	22
Long-term decomposition of litter in the montane forest and the definition of fungal traits in the successional space	22
Effect of invasive Hovenia dulcis on microbial decomposition and diversity of hyphomycetes in Atlantic forest streams	20
Characterising the soil fungal microbiome in metropolitan green spaces across a vegetation biodiversity gradient	20
Nest microbiota and pathogen abundance in sea turtle hatcheries	19
Rhizosphere fungi actively assimilating plant-derived carbon in a grassland soil	19
Morphological and molecular characterization, predatory behaviour and effect of organic extracts of four nematophagous fungi from Mexico	19
On interactions, associations, mycetangia, mutualists and symbiotes in insect-fungus symbioses	19
Mat-forming lichens affect microclimate and litter decomposition by different mechanisms	18
Virulence traits within a community of the fungal entomopathogen Beauveria: Associations with abundance and distribution	17
The vectoring of Starmerella species and other yeasts by stingless bees in a Neotropical savanna	17
Rapid changes in the chemical composition of degrading ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass	16
Symbiotic niche mapping reveals functional specialization by two ectomycorrhizal fungi that expands the host plant niche	16
Diversity and ecology of culturable marine fungi associated with Posidonia oceanica leaves and their epiphytic algae Dictyota dichotoma and Sphaerococcus coronopifolius	15
Do shared traits create the same fates? Examining the link between morphological type and the biogeography of fungal and bacterial communities	15
Saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal fungi exhibit contrasting richness patterns along elevational gradients in cool-temperate montane forests	15
Stand age affects fungal community composition in a Central European temperate forest	15
The entomophagous caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis is consumed by its lepidopteran host as a plant endophyte	15
Melanic pigments and canopy-specific elemental concentration shape growth rates of the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria in unmanaged mixed forest	15

Endophytic fungus improves peanut drought resistance by reassembling the root-dwelling community of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi	15
Ten principles for conservation translocations of threatened wood-inhabiting fungi	15
Fungal symbionts of bark and ambrosia beetles can suppress decomposition of pine sapwood by competing with wood-decay fungi	14
Grapevine pruning time affects natural wound colonization by wood-invading fungi	14
Fairy rings harbor distinct soil fungal communities and high fungal diversity in a montane grassland	14
Does water availability influence the abundance of species of the Phialocephala fortinii s.l. – Acephala applanata complex (PAC) in roots of pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens) and Scots pine (Pinus syl	14
Thermal response and horizontal transmission of cameroonian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae – Candidates for microbial controls of the banana root	14
Fungal diversity and functionality are driven by soil texture in Taylor Valley, Antarctica	13
Plant growth drives soil nitrogen cycling and N-related microbial activity through changing root traits	13
Plant-fungal interactions in hybrid zones: Ectomycorrhizal communities of willows (Salix) in an alpine glacier forefield	13
Morphological traits predict host-tree specialization in wood-inhabiting fungal communities	13
Non-forested vs forest environments: The effect of habitat conditions on host tree parameters and the occurrence of associated epiphytic lichens	12
High diversity and low host-specificity of Termitomyces symbionts cultivated by Microtermes spp. indicate frequent symbiont exchange	12
Spatial and temporal dynamics of the fungal community of chestnut blight cankers on American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in Michigan and Wisconsin	12
Pine species determine fungal microbiome composition in a common garden experiment	12
Root endophytic fungi impact host plant biomass and respond to plant composition at varying spatio-temporal scales	12
Ectomycorrhizal fungi of exotic Carya ovata in the context of surrounding native forests on Central European sites	12
Inoculum volume effects on competitive outcome and wood decay rate of brown- and white-rot basidiomycetes	11
Endophytes dominate fungal communities in six-year-old veteranisation wounds in living oak trunks	11
High diversity and multiple invasions to North America by fungi grown by the northern-most Trachymyrmex and Mycetomoellerius ant species	11
Fungal endophytes and origins of decay in beech (Fagus sylvatica) sapwood	11
Fungal spore diversity, community structure, and traits across a vegetation mosaic	11
Elevated air temperature shifts the interactions between plants and endophytic fungal entomopathogens in an agroecosystem	11
ITS alchemy: On the use of ITS as a DNA marker in fungal ecology	11
Isotopic and compositional evidence for carbon and nitrogen dynamics during wood decomposition by saprotrophic fungi	11
Termites host specific fungal communities that differ from those in their ambient environments	11
Sexual reproduction and saprotrophic dominance by the ambrosial fungus Flavodon subulatus (= Flavodon ambrosius)	10
Can orchid mycorrhizal fungi be persistently harbored by the plant host?	10
Diverse fungal communities associated with the roots of isoetid plants are structured by host plant identity	10
Epichloë endophytes of a wild grass promote mycorrhizal colonization of neighbor grasses	9
Modelling range dynamics of terricolous lichens of the genus Peltigera in the Alps under a climate change scenario	9
Finding fungal ecological strategies: Is recycling an option?	8
Successional development of wood-inhabiting fungi associated with dominant tree species in a natural temperate floodplain forest	8
Wood-decay type and fungal guild dominance across a North American log transplant experiment	8
A double-edged sword: Amylostereum areolatum odors attract both Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) and its parasitoid, Ibalia leucospoides	8
The emergence of trait-based approaches in fungal ecology	8
Plant community and soil available nutrients drive arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community shifts during alpine meadow degradation	8
Fairy rings, associated fungi, and assessment of their distribution across environmental variables using GIS	8
Dynamics of in situ growth and taxonomic structure of fungal communities in Alpine supraglacial debris	7
An agent-based model of the foraging ascomycete hypothesis	7
Mycobiota of Eucommia ulmoides bark: Diversity, rare biosphere and core taxa	7
Just how big is intraspecific trait variation in basidiomycete wood fungal fruit bodies?	7
Canopy throughfall links canopy epiphytes to terrestrial vegetation in pristine conifer forests	7
Variation and plasticity in Epichloë alkaloid content of Festuca rubra across Europe	7
Inside Pandora's box: Development of the lethal myrmecopathogenic fungus Pandora formicae within its ant host	7
Effects of the endophyte Epichloë coenophiala on the root microbial community and growth performance of tall fescue in different saline-alkali soils	7
Associations between fungal root endophytes and grass dominance in arid highlands	7
Interactions between pinewood nematodes and the fungal community of pine trees	7
Using genome resequencing to investigate racial structure, genetic diversity, sexual reproduction and hybridisation in the pine pathogen Dothistroma septosporum	7