Publications

2025

Runnel K, Tedersoo L, Krah, F-S., Piepenbring M, Scheepens JF, Hollert H, Johann S, Meyer N, Bässler C. 2025. Toward harnessing biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships in fungi. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Elsevier. https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(24)00255-6 

2024

Albert, A., Ammer, C., Babin, D., Bartkowski, T., Bartz, R., Bässler, C., Bieling, C., Bleidorn, C., Böhner, J., Böhning-Gaese, K., Braunisch, V., Breitkreuz, T., Bruelheide, H., Brunzel, S., Burkhard, B., Buschbaum, C., Dutz, J., Egerer, M., Eisenhauer, N., Ellerbrok, H., Engel, J., Englmeier, J., Eskildsen, A., Farwig, N., Feld, C., Filser, J., Fischer, M., Freyhof, J., von Fumetti, S., Fürst, C., Georgiev, K., Glante, F., Gossner, M. M., Grüner, N., Grunewald, K., Guerra, C., Haase, M., Haase, P., Hahn, H. J., Hasenöhrl, U., Haubrock, P. J., Hauck, M., Hepach, C., Hering, D., Hillebrand, H., Hinkel, J., Hodapp, D., Hohberg, K., Höltermann, A., Jacob, U., Jähnig, S., Jansen, F., Januschke, K., Jürgens, N., Kaiser, R., Kamp, J., Karez, C., Keil, P., Klauer, G., Kleemann, F., Klein, C., Kleinschmit, B., Kleyer, M., Knapp, S., Knauß, S., Koch, C., Kolb, S., Kolkmann, F., Krah, F. S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Krause, B., Lachmann, L., Lakner, K., Lehmitz, R., Lettenmaier, E., Lieber, M., Marx, S., Mascarenhas, M., Mayer, A., Mehring, M., Mergner, U., Meya, J. N., Meyer, C., Meyer-Jürshof, K., Michler, T., Müller, J., Mupepele, A. C., Muus, D., Neumann, R., Nguyen, L., von Oheimb, G., Paetow, H., Pahl-Wostl, C., Paul, S., Peters, M. K., Poßer, T., Potthast, T., Quaas, M., Reese, H., Rhein, A., Rick, T., Riekhof, M. C., Rillig, M. C., Ristok, C., Rohner, M., Römbke, J., Rueß, L., Sanders, D., Scheiffarth, G., Scheu, S., Scheunemann, N., Schleyer, M., Schmedtje, U. Faktencheck Artenvielfalt‬. 2024. Book and summary freely available from https://www.oekom.de/buch/faktencheck-artenvielfalt-9783987260957

Schreiber, J., Baldrian, P., Brabcová, V., Brandl, R., Kellner, K., Müller, J., Roy, F., Bässler, C. & Krah, F-S. Effects of experimental canopy openness on wood-inhabiting fungal fruiting diversity across succession. Scientific Reports 14, 16135 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67216-1

2023

Krah, F.-S. The unresolved ecological role of fungal fruit body coloration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023. 11:1326710 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1326710

Olou, B.A., Krah, F.-S., Piepenbring, M., Yorou, N.S. Phylloporia mutabilis sp. nov. from Benin, West Africa. Fungal Systematics and Evolution, 12:81-89

Krah, F.-S., Büntgen, U., Bässler, C. Temperature affects the timing and duration of fungal fruiting patterns across major terrestrial biomes. Ecology letters, 2023 26(9):1572-1583 https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14275

Aguilar-Trigueros, C.A., Krah, F.-S., Cornwell, W.K., Zanne, A.E., Abrego, N., Anderson, I.C., Andrew, C.J., Baldrian, P., Bässler, C., Bissett, A., et al. 2023. Symbiotic Status Alters Fungal Eco-Evolutionary Offspring Trajectories. Ecology letters, accepted, https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14271

Olou B.A., Langer E., Ryvarden L., Krah F-S., Hounwanou G.B., Piepenbring M., Yorou N.S. 2023. New records and barcode sequence data of wood-inhabiting polypores in Benin with notes on their phylogenetic placements and distribution. Fungal Systematics and Evolution, 11: 11–42. https://doi.org/10.3114/fuse.2023.11.02

Hennicke, F., Fleckenstein, L.,Bässler, C., Krah, F.-S.2023. Organic nitrogen supplementation increases vegetative and reproductive biomass in a versatile white rot fungus. Journal of Fungi, 9(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9010007

2022

Krah, F.-S., March-Salas, M., 2022. eDNA metabarcoding reveals high soil fungal diversity and variation in community composition among Spanish cliffs. Ecology and Evolution 12, e9594. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9594

Bässler, C., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Andrew, C., Boddy, L., Büntgen, U., Diez, J., Heegaard, E., Egli, S., Gange, A.C., Halvorsen, R., … Krah, F.-S., 2022. European mushroom assemblages are phylogenetically structured by temperature. Ecography 2022, e06206. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06206

Krah, F.-S., Hagge, J., Schreiber, J., Brandl, R., Müller, J., Bässler, C., 2022. Fungal fruit body assemblages are tougher in harsh microclimates. Scientific Reports 12, 1633. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05715-9

Oechler, H., Krah, F.-S., 2022. Response of Fruit Body Assemblage Color Lightness to Macroclimate and Vegetation Cover. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.829981

Rieker, D., Krah, F.-S., Gossner, M.M., Uhl, B., Ambarli, D., Baber, K., Buscot, F., Hofrichter, M., Hoppe, B., Kahl, T., Kellner, H., Moll, J., Purahong, W., Seibold, S., Weisser, W.W., Bässler, C., 2022. (1) (19) Disentangling the importance of space and host tree for the beta-diversity of beetles, fungi, and bacteria: Lessons from a large dead-wood experiment. Biological Conservation 268, 109521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109521

Uhl, B., Krah, F.-S., Baldrian, P., Brandl, R., Hagge, J., Müller, J., Thorn, S., Vojtech, T., Bässler, C., 2022. Snags, logs, stumps, and microclimate as tools optimizing deadwood enrichment for forest biodiversity. Biological Conservation 270, 109569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109569

2021

Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Müller, J., Krah, F.-S., Reinelt, A., Halbwachs, H., 2021. Global analysis reveals an environmentally driven latitudinal pattern in mushroom size across fungal species. Ecology Letters 24, 658–667.https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13678

Krah, F.-S., Hess, J., Hennicke, F., Kar, R., Bässler, C., 2021. Transcriptional response of mushrooms to artificial sun exposure. Ecology and Evolution 11, 10538–10546. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7862

Krah, F.-S., Bässler, C., 2021. What can intraspecific trait variability tell us about fungal communities and adaptations? Mycological Progress 20, 905–910. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-021-01708-6

Krah, F.-S. and Bässler, C. Totholzpilze – Baumart wichtiger als Totholzgröße und Besonnung. AFZ-Der Wald 2021 (16) 22-23

2020

Olou, B.A., Krah, F.-S., Piepenbring, M., Yorou, N.S., Langer, E., 2020. Diversity of Trametes (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) in tropical Benin and description of new species Trametes parvispora. MycoKeys 65, 25. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.65.47574

Richter-Heitmann, T., Hofner, B., Krah, F.-S., Sikorski, J., Wüst, P.K., Bunk, B., Huang, S., Regan, K.M., Berner, D., Boeddinghaus, R.S., Marhan, S., Prati, D., Kandeler, E., Overmann, J., Friedrich, M.W., 2020. Stochastic Dispersal Rather Than Deterministic Selection Explains the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Soil Bacteria in a Temperate Grassland. Frontiers in Microbiology 11, 1391. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01391

Teixeira, L.H., Oliveira, B.F., Krah, F.-S., Kollmann, J., Ganade, G., 2020. Linking plant traits to multiple soil functions in semi-arid ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments 172, 104040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104040

2019

Krah, F.-S., Büntgen, U., Schaefer, H., Müller, J., Andrew, C., Boddy, L., Diez, J., Egli, S., Freckleton, R., Gange, A.C., Halvorsen, R., Heegaard, E., Heideroth, A., Heibl, C., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Høiland, K., Kar, R., Kauserud, H., Kirk, P.M., Kuyper, T.W., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Norden, J., Papastefanou, P., Senn-Irlet, B., Bässler, C., 2019. European mushroom assemblages are darker in cold climates. Nature Communications 10, 2890. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10767-z

Bae, S., Levick, S.R., Heidrich, L., Magdon, P., Leutner, B.F., Wöllauer, S., Serebryanyk, A., Nauss, T., Krzystek, P., Gossner, M.M., Schall, P., Heibl, C., Bässler, C., Doerfler, I., Schulze, E.-D., Krah, F.-S., Culmsee, H., Jung, K., Heurich, M., Fischer, M., Seibold, S., Thorn, S., Gerlach, T., Hothorn, T., Weisser, W.W., Müller, J., 2019. Radar vision in the mapping of forest biodiversity from space. Nature Communications 10, 4757. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12737-x

Hagge, J., Bässler, C., Gruppe, A., Hoppe, B., Kellner, H., Krah, F.-S., Müller, J., Seibold, S., Stengel, E., Thorn, S., 2019. Bark coverage shifts assembly processes of microbial decomposer communities in dead wood. Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society 286, 20191744. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1744

Krah, F.-S., Bates, S.T., Miller, A.N., 2019. rMyCoPortal-an R package to interface with the Mycology Collections Portal. Biodiversity Data Journal e31511.  https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e31511

7 Krah, F.-S., Heibl, C., 2019. “rGUIDANCE“–alignment confidence score computation in R. Journal of Open Source Software 4, 1350. https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.01350

Olou, B.A., Yorou, N.S., Striegel, M., Bässler, C., Krah, F.-S., 2019. Effects of macroclimate and resource on the diversity of tropical wood-inhabiting fungi. Forest ecology and management 436, 79–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.016

Schmid, L., Bässler, C., Schaefer, H., Krah, F.-S., 2019. A test of camera surveys to study fungus-animal interactions. Mycoscience 60, 287–292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.myc.2019.04.002

Seibold, S., Müller, J., Baldrian, P., Cadotte, M.W., Štursová, M., Biedermann, P.H., Krah, F.-S., Bässler, C., 2019. Fungi associated with beetles dispersing from dead wood–Let’s take the beetle bus! Fungal Ecology 39, 100–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2018.11.016

2018

Krah, F.-S., Bässler, C., Heibl, C., Soghigian, J., Schaefer, H., Hibbett, D.S., 2018. Evolutionary dynamics of host specialization in wood-decay fungi. BMC Evolutionary Biology 18, 119–132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1229-7

Krah, F.-S., Seibold, S., Brandl, R., Baldrian, P., Müller, J., Bässler, C., 2018. Independent effects of host and environment on the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi. Journal of Ecology 106, 1428–1442. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12939

2017

Winter, M.-B., Bässler, C., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Krah, F.-S., Schaefer, H., Seibold, S., Müller, J., 2017. On the structural and species diversity effects of bark beetle disturbance in forests during initial and advanced early-seral stages at different scales. European journal of forest research 136, 357–373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-017-1037-4