Negative and positive impacts of alien macrofungi: a global scale database

Advances in ecological research during the last decades have led to an improved understanding of impacts alien species. Despite that, effects macrofungi often received little attention and are still poorly understood. With aim reducing this knowledge gap, we compiled a database recorded socio-economic environmental macrofungi. This was from all relevant sources could identify, through exhaustive literature review, considering identity known taxa explicit indications any kind. In total, 1440 records both negative positive were collected for 374 distinct species different regions continents, except Antarctica. The most frequently related mutualistic interactions that these fungi can form with their host plants. total 47.8% refer indirect effect interactions, by facilitating colonization invasive plants, while 38.5% contribution growth forestry Less included ectomycorrhizal native plant pathogenicity human poisoning after ingestion. Additional include use as food source populations commercial exploitation. Alien increasingly prevalent component human-dominated ecosystems, having diverse array on biota population. Our provided first step towards quantification mapping impacts.