Adriana Corrales

@camilletruong.bsky.social , @adricorrales.bsky.social, @bethanfmanley.bsky.social, Michael E. Van Nuland, @thecrobe.bsky.social , Rocío Urrutia-Jalabert, Roberto Godoy, Merlin Sheldrake, Giuliana Furci, @tobykiers.bsky.social & @cmarin.bsky.social
📸: Tomás Munita

When happens to fungi when forests become farms? New research from @thecrobe.bsky.social and team shows agricultural conversion in the tropics eliminated ~80% of soil mycorrhizal fungal diversity.

Open access paper: buff.ly/BsGYDht

📢 A new publication from our team is now out in the
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social BULLETIN!
👉 doi.org/10.1002/bes2...

It shows how community, collaboration, & multilingual science are not extras—they are essential for equity in ecology. 🌎

📢Please share to amplify Latin American voices!

Call for applications to the Postdoctoral Positions in the Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program (Tri-I MMPTP) at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University mmptp.mgm.duke.edu

Ecological genomics of saprotrophy to biotrophy transitions in the genus Clitopilus (Fr. ex Rabenh.) P. Kumm. (Agaricales, Entolomataceae) Transitions between saprotrophic and biotrophic lifestyles represent pivotal evolutionary events in fungal ecology; however, the genomic and physiological mechanisms underlying such shifts remain poor...

I'm delighted to inform you that our paper "Ecological genomics of saprotrophy to biotrophy transitions in the genus Clitopilus" was published in IMA Fungus. A long standing collaboration with Zhilin Yuan at RISF, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou:

imafungus.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Underground Explorer's funding call is open!! Take a look and apply 👇

Fungal Conservation in Europe: Evidence to Action We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming meeting: Fungal Conservation in Europe: Evidence to Action which will take place in Uppsala, Sweden 14-17 April 2026.

Are you a researcher translating fungal science into real conservation action?

📣 Call for abstracts now open
📍14–17 April 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden
🔗 Apply: www.slu.se/en/fce2026/
⏰ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026

A global map showing sites where AMF data were analyzed for this Fungal Ecology paper

A phylogeny showing the distribution of AMF fungi across different biomes.

What is the global richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)? A recent paper in Fungal Ecology by @steffilutz.bsky.social and colleagues provides updated estimates of AMF richness from 4,733 sampling sites across the globe doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

A 20 year rewilding project in Colombia’s Magdalena River Valley.

Led by @adricorrales.bsky.social, with support from Micaela Tosi, Daniela León, Fundación Jardín Botánico de Medellín & Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.

Read Adriana's SPUN Explainer: www.spun.earth/articles/rew...

Missed our latest webinar? 🎥
Our session on mycorrhizae is now available online. Watch it here: 👇
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Many thanks to @cmarin.bsky.social and @adricorrales.bsky.social for their excellent talks! 👏🍄

In this article, just out, I argue that scientists have a crucial role in the science-policy interface: keep making questions, especially those whose answers decision-makers don't know they want to know, or know they do not want to know.
Here's the link:
journals.plos.org/sustainabili...

The biodiversity, genomics, ecology and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Mushroom-forming fungi have along evolutionary history and a suite of important ecological roles. This Review highlights advances in understanding of Agaricomycetes evolution and ecology driven by gen...

Everything you always wanted to know about mushroom-forming fungi! Great collab with amazing mycologists. Thanks Laszlo Nagy for leading this effort!

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Society of Fellows – Environmental Studies - Hanover, New Hampshire job with Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College | 2002606 The Society of Fellows at Dartmouth College invites applications for a fellowship in the Department of Environmental Studies.

Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Dartmouth College Society of Fellows – Environmental Studies

Come join myself and Michael Cox, as we recruit a postdoc with specialization in forest carbon dynamics, climate policy, and nature-based solutions!

www.esacareercenter.org/job/2002606/...

Ancient fossil reveals how plants and fungi first developed on land | Natural History Museum A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.

A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.

The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.

www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

📣 Job Opportunity: Plant Conservation Post Doctoral Associate (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance)🌿

🌎 Escondido, CA
🧑‍💻 Using SDMs, plant collections, monitoring, & env. datasets, identify plant conservation action priorities in seed collections and translocations for CA rare plants
⌛ 3y FT
💸 $87k

Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks—A climate-smart blueprint for agriculture Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus–plant hyphosphere networks serve as a keystone ecological infrastructure for sustainable agroecosystems. Exploring AM fungal functionality can lead to increased nutr...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks-A climate-smart blueprint for agriculture

in Plant Communications from Gary Gan (Wenzhou University)
with @mvanderheijden.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social

www.cell.com/plant-commun...

Figure 3 from the paper by Worobeic et al in Fungal Biology (August 2025) showing 10 pictures of fossil microsclerotia of dark septate endophytic fungi.

Fungal fossils tell a story of resilience: research by Worobiec et al. published in #FungalBiology (Aug 2025) traces dark septate endophytic (DSE) microsclerotia from the Eocene to today, revealing long-term plant–fungus associations.
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Benchmarking fungal species classification using Oxford nanopore technologies long-read ITS metabarcodes The gold standard for fungal classification has long been specimen or culture-based, however, many Fungi display simple morphological characteristics,…

Interested in Nanopore long-read ITS fungal metabarcode analysis? Our preprint is now out as journal article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... There is more to do for improving long-read ITS analysis and we hope to advertise a PhD project around this soon.

Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs Dinidorid stinkbugs were reported to possess a conspicuous tympanal organ on female hindlegs. In this study, we show that this organ is specialized to retain microbial symbionts rather than to perceiv...

Wow, nature is too cool! Structures on stinkbug hind legs that used to be interpreted as ears are actually chambers with fungi. The bugs coat their eggs in those fungi to protect them against parasitoid wasps. 🧪

Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Excited to be delivering one of the the keynote talks at the #LivingData conference to share about our work in the Indigenous data governance task force and the importance of Indigenous leadership in biodiversity conservation 🌱

Very cool!! thank you and looking forward to meeting you there!

We have an article about integrating fungi in policy lead by
@catiacanteiro.bsky.social !! @spun.earth

19.3 | Current Conservation Before their ecological relevance and unique properties were revealed to me, my earliest memory of fungi was as a whimsical toadstool in the background of a fairytale book. Growing up, I also saw them...

This is a beautiful volume in the Current Biology magazine about Fungi with gorgeous illustrations! highly recommended 🧡 🍄🍄 🤩 www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/

We have an article about integrating fungi in policy lead by @catiacanteiro.bsky.social!!

📢 NEW REPORT 📢

The @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social report for 2024-2025 is now published. 👇

iucn.org/sites/defaul...

Get in touch if you want to collaborate with us to advance the #conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧 🍄

@iucnfungi.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social

It's our favorite time of the year, checkout the full agenda for #BlackInMicro Week 2025. See who's presenting and more! View the agenda: tinyurl.com/BIMW25 or Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio)

Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are essential for nutrient cycling and plant symbiosis, yet their invasions remain understudied, particularly in South America. Large-scale forestry introductions have spr...

New paper!
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are essential for nutrient cycling and plant symbiosis, yet their invasions remain understudied, particularly in South America. Large-scale forestry introductions have spr...

Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America - Policelli - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I’m super glad to have the opportunity to be a speaker at LivigData representing the SPUN team! I would love to connect with anyone here that is attending 🙌🏽

Led by SPUN's @adricorrales.bsky.social, we visited Huila, Colombia with -196°C liquid nitrogen to collect fungal RNA.

RNA offers a look into the function of fungal genes, but it degrades quickly, so all samples had to be frozen immediately.

Full field update from Colombia coming soon.