A new adventure means new introducing words!👋🌎 I’m Jonathan Cazabonne, currently a Ph.D student in #mycology 🍄 and old-growth #forest 🌲ecology at the Forest Research Institute @IRFUQAT of the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue @UQAT. There, I study #soil fungal diversity in old-growth #boreal forests from eastern #Canada and its roles in #carbon sequestration using environmental #sequencing approaches. I also investigate new tools (LiDAR, tree-related microhabitats, Indice of Potential Biodiversity) for monitoring soil fungal diversity in North American boreal forests. I’m also part of #TeamLaboul (beetlehangers.org/about-us/), led by @dhaelewa, where I explore #biodiversity and #conservation shortfalls of a largely unknown and overlooked fungal group, the Laboulbeniomycetes. More broadly, my research seeks to deepen our understanding of diversity within poorly known fungal groups in undersampled habitats and their #interactions with other kingdoms, with a particular emphasis on mycorrhizal symbioses 🍄🌲 and fungi-arthropod🪲🐜interactions. I approach these subjects through multiple lenses, including molecular ecology🧬, community ecology, integrative #taxonomy, citizen science, #literature, and #art 📚🖊️. The ultimate goals of my research are twofold: (1) to contribute to the integration of fungi into biodiversity conservation plans and sustainable, ecosystem-based forest management practises, and (2) to raise public awareness of the critical issues embodied by fungi. Looking forward to making new mycological connections! Feel free to reach out!

Thrilled to announce that the special issue on fungal #conservation that Susana C. Gonçalves and I are co-editing for the @BritMycolSoc journal Fungal Ecology is open for submissions! sciencedirect.com/special-is…