PI: Bala Chauhary (Dartmouth College), Co-PIs: Cameron Egan (University of Southern California), Kabir Peay (Stanford University)

Fungi have captured the imagination of the public for their pivotal roles in ecosystems, the parts they play in world foods and culture, and their curious impacts to human health and well-being. But why do we see certain fungi in certain locations? How did they get there and what are the ways that fungi move from place to place? This working group studies the relatively uncharted discipline of fungal dispersal ecology. Combining global datasets, we aim to better understand how beneficial and pathogenic fungi disperse at a variety of spatial scales.