Special Issue Editors:
Prof. Dr. Samantha C. Karunarathna, Qujing Normal University, China
Dr. Nakarin Suwannarach, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Dr. Jaturong Kumla, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Fungi represent one of the world’s largest eukaryotic kingdoms, with the latest estimate of 2.5 million species on our planet. However, only 155,000 species have so far been discovered and described. Recently, new fungal species have been described using a combination of morphological and molecular approaches. Nevertheless, the question of how many fungal species actually exist remains a topic of great interest. Additionally, fungal diversity is essential for maintaining ecosystem function and stability as a decomposer, symbiotic associations, and parasitic lifestyles. Several fungi also produce enzymes and secondary bioactive metabolites of biotechnological importance for commercial applications and related industries, as well as for environmentally friendly agricultural processes.
Global change has had an increasingly significant impact on the environment. It has also increased global temperatures, atmospheric CO2 levels, and seasonal climate changes. Moreover, global change poses significant challenges to fungal diversity, potentially affecting ecosystem function and stability, agricultural productivity, and biodiversity. Therefore, it is of timely importance to highlight the significant advancements that have recently been made in the understanding of how global change impacts fungi, their interactions with other organisms, and their role in ecological functions.
This Special Issue welcomes groundbreaking contributions on fungal diversity (taxonomical, phylogenetic, and evolution results), ecological studies (community, geological distribution, and life mode findings), and fungal utilization in agriculture, biotechnology, and medicine.
Keywords: Fungal diversity, fungal ecology, fungal interactions with other organisms, fungal taxonomy and systematics, fungal utilization, global change
Submission Deadline: 31 May 2025
Submission Section: Submit as a Special Issue Article for “Fungal Research in an Era of Global Change”
Types of Manuscript:
Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of:
- Review Articles
- Research Articles (which should be clearly and concisely written in English)
Journal website/Open access:
Chiang Mai Journal of Science is an open-access journal
All articles in this Special Issue will be available online for download free of charge at the journal website at: https://epg.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal
ANNOUNCEMENT: 7 January 2025