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Title: Fungi in a changing world: growth rates will be elevated, but spore production may decrease in future climates
Authors: Damialis, A
Keywords: Mohammad, A.B
Halley, J.M
Gange, A.C
Climate change
Experimental warming
Fungal ecology
Issue Date: Nov-2014
Publisher: International Journal of Biometeorology
Abstract: Abstract Very little is known about the impact of climate change on fungi and especially on spore production. Fungal spores can be allergenic, thus being important for human health. The aim of this study was to investigate how climate change influences the responsive ability of fungi by simulating differing environmental regimes. Fungal species with high spore allergenic potential and atmospheric abundance were grown and experimentally examined under a variety of temperatures and different nutrient availability. Each represented the average decadal air temperature of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in the UK, along with an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate change scenario for 2100. All tests were run on six fungal species: Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Cladosporium oxysporum and Epicoccum purpurascens. Mycelium growth rate and spore production were examined on each single species and competitive capacity among species combinations in pairs
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5208
ISSN: 1432-1254
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