| RRC ID |
83486
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| Author |
Florence L, Tomlinson S, Freestone M, Morgan JW, Wood JL, Truong C.
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| Title |
A curated soil fungal dataset to advance fungal ecology and conservation research in Australia and Antarctica.
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| Journal |
Sci Data
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| Abstract |
DNA metabarcoding has played a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of the diversity and function of soil-inhabiting fungi. The Australian Microbiome Initiative has produced an extensive soil fungal metabarcoding dataset of more than 2000 plots across a breadth of ecosystems in Australia and Antarctica. Sequence data requires rigorous approaches for the integration of species occurrences into biodiversity platforms, addressing biases due to false positives or overinflated diversity estimates, among others. To tackle such biases, we conducted a rigorous analysis of the fungal dataset following best practices in fungal metabarcoding and integrated it with over 100 predictor variables to fast-track data exploration. We carefully validated our methodology based on studies conducted on historical versions of the dataset. Our approach generated robust information on Australian soil fungi that can be leveraged by end-users interested in biodiversity, biogeography, and conservation. This novel resource will unlock new frontiers in soil fungal research within the Southern Hemisphere and beyond.
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| Volume |
12(1)
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| Pages |
353
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| Published |
2025-2-27
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| DOI |
10.1038/s41597-025-04598-5
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| PII |
10.1038/s41597-025-04598-5
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| PMID |
40016228
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| PMC |
PMC11868506
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| MeSH |
Antarctic Regions
Australia
Biodiversity
Conservation of Natural Resources
DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
Ecosystem
Fungi* / classification
Fungi* / genetics
Soil Microbiology*
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| IF |
5.541
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| Resource |
| GBIF |
Mollusca collection of National Museum of Nature and Science
Crustacean collection of the National Museum of Nature and Science
Biological Resource Center, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
Crustacea Collection of Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba
Ibaraki Nature Museum, Mollusk collection
Lichen specimens of National Museum of Nature and Science (TNS)
Fish collection of National Museum of Nature and Science
Bird collection of National Museum of Nature and Science
Mammal collection of National Museum of Nature and Science
Arthropoda (excepting insect) collection of Osaka Museum of Natural History
Molluscan specimen database of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History |
