| dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wosten, Han | |
| dc.contributor.author | Noort, Pim van de | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-13T00:00:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-13T00:00:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/41486 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The kingdom of fungi is gaining more attention as new research sheds light on their mysteri-ous ways. Their ability to express some of the most cooperative, as well as some of the most antagonistic behaviours, makes them an indispensable key of life. They helped plants to colonize land and with it, lay the foundation for new structures of ecological balance. Researchers are trying to find ways to utilize fungi’s cooperative nature, while simultaneously battling fungal pathogens that rival against that what humans have domesticated. Either with or against plants, bacteria and animals, including our own bodies, fungi are everywhere. This review summarizes some of the most important relationships that fungi have established with all the other kingdoms. Moreover, some of the challenges that humans face as fungi keep shaping our world are discussed. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
| dc.language.iso | EN | |
| dc.subject | This thesis is a review concerning the realm of fungal biodiversity. It takes the reader through some of the fundamental phenomena in which fungi proved themselves the protagonists of life, helping plants terrestrialize land and closing the carbon cycle. Some fascinating examples of fungal cooperation as well as parasitsm are described. | |
| dc.title | Cooperation and Conflict; How Fungi Shape Our World | |
| dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Fungal biodiversity; Evolution; Cooperation; Parasitism | |
| dc.subject.courseuu | Environmental Biology | |
| dc.thesis.id | 3347 | |
