Diversity of Fungi and Fungus-Like Organisms in Tropical Forests

Tropical forests cover approximately 6% of the land surface of the earth and more than 30% of all forested areas on the entire planet. These forests are characterized by a very high level of diversity for the assemblages of organisms present. The overall diversity of tropical forests is higher than that of any other type of terrestrial ecosystem, yet the fungi and fungus-like organisms (basidiomyc...