Effects of Climate change on Fungi

A seminar review
written by
Asuquo, Emediong Ime
16/SC/BY/474

Supervised by:
Dr. Inemesit Bassey

Submitted to:
The Department of Botany and Ecological Studies
Faculty of Science
University of Uyo, Uyo
July 2021
OUTLINE

 Introduction
 Causes of climate change

 Effects of climate change on the ecosystem

 Morphology of Fungi

 Types of fungal groups

 Effects of climate change on Fungal groups

 Conclusion

 Recommendation
 INTRODUCTION
 Climate change is the global phenomenon of cli
mate transformation characterized by changes i
n the usual climate of the planet regarding te
mperature, precipitation and wind caused espec
ially by human activities (National Aeronautic
s and space Administration NASA)

 Climate change is the shift in global or regio

nal climate patterns caused by mainly by anthr
opogenic activities.
CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
 Climate change occurs mostly due to human acti
vities like
 Burning of fossil fuels

 Deforestation

 Increasingly intensive Agriculture

EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE ECOSY
STEM
 Rising temperatures
 Rise in sea levels

 Heavy precipitation (rain and hail)

 Health risks

 Loss of biodiversity
 MORPHOLOGY OF FUNGI

 Fungi is any member of the group of eukaryotic organi

sms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mo
lds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
 Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire th
eir food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically b
y secreting digestive enzymes into their environment.
 They are cosmopolitan,

 They reproduce by means of spores

 Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi

 They contain filamentous tubular hyphae

 They have diverse forms

Fungi on tree

Figure 2 source: Google image (www.wikpedia.com

Fungi found in deserts

Figure 3. Source: Google image

(www.wikipedia.com)
Fungi growing on bread

Figure 4. Source: Google image

(www.wikipedia.com)
TYPES OF FUNGAL GROUPS
 Mycorrhizal Fungi
E.g Ascomycota, Basidomycota
 Saprophytic Fungi

 E.g yeast and mucor

 Pathogenic Fungi

 E.g Candida and Aspergillus spp

)
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FUNGAL GR
OUPS
 In Mycorrhizal fungi
Climate change has a positive effect like; improved plant nutri
ent and water availability.(Dickie et al )
Which increases agricultural production.

 In Saprophytic Fungi
Increase in temperature caused by global warming may stimulate
carbon losses from the soil by increasing the rates of decompos
ition by saprophytes and increasing carbon stocks in the soil

In Pathogenic Fungi
The effect differs according to the degree of host specificity.
In rice increased carbon dioxide levels show susceptibility to
leaf sheath blight disease
 CONCLUSION

The effects of climate change on fungi can be positiv

e or negative based on the different fungal groups.
 The ultra fine filaments of fungi help forest restore
climate changing carbon in the ground
 Fungi are cosmopolitan in distribution and are efficie
nt drivers of soil carbon feedback cycles
 Climate change demands long term study to observe its
effects
RECOMMENDATIONS

 Anthropogenic activities should be properly mo

nitored by the government and policy makers to
mitigate climate change.
 Awareness should be made for farmers, botanist
s and the general public on the effects of cli
mate change through workshops and seminars.
 Adaptive measures to climate change should be
researched and practiced.
THANK YOU