The impact of climate change induced habitat fragmentation on plant species and populations has been studied in numerous systems, but far less is known about how these processes shaped the population structure and demographic history of fungal symbionts. Here, we investigate the population structure and demographic history of ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon salebrosus , a symbiont of Pinus species, across the Madrean Sky Isl...

An ethnoarchaeometric approach has been followed to identify the textural and compositional characteristics of the ceramic pastes produced in ancient Iaitas / Ietas , an indigenous site located in western Sicily on Monte Iato , a few tens of kilometres from Palermo. This approach was primarily motivated by the lack of discovered Archaic kilns or production sites/workshops and the inability to identify reference groups. Raw cla...

Grass‐associated fungi (grass symbionts) in the family Clavicipitaceae (Ascomycota, Hypocreales) are species whose host range is restricted to the plant family Poaceae and rarely Cyperaceae. The best‐characterized species include Claviceps purpurea (ergot of rye) and Neotyphodium coenophialum (endophyte of tall fescue). They have been the focus of considerable research due to their importance in agricultural and grassland ecos...