Prof. Dr. emer. Reinhard Agerer
Prof. emer
Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants
Office address:
Menzinger Str. 67
80638 Munich
Research interests
- Systematic Mycology
- Mycorrhiza
Research Priorities
- Anatomy of ectomycorrhizae with emphasis on function systematics
- Systematics of cyphellaceous fungi and their relation to fungi with different organisation types of fruitbodies
- Niche occupation by ectomycorrhizae and space occupation by their mycelia
Current Projects
- Mycorrhizal anatomy of ectomycorrhizal genera of Pezizomycetes (Ascomycota) and Agaricomycetes (Basidiomycota)
- Distribution of ectomycorrhizae in an altitudinal transect in the Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald in its dependence on climatic and edaphic factors
- Distribution of exploration types of ectomycorrhizae in natural soils
- Taxonomical studies on the relationships Cyphellopsis, Maireina, Tomentella (Agaricomycetes)
- Corticioid and thelephoroid fungi of West Africa