I understand the tropics are the most ideal places for biodiversity and a large amount of fungi. Rainforests and oceans can also be ideal places however I was considering Greece and Italy due to the high humidity and the amount of biodiversity. Before I dump thousands of dollars into this trip I would like to receive some advice from the experts on whether or not this might be one of the most promising locations?
Never think in that way. Even if you do not get a new species by 'dumping' thosand of dollars, you will definitely have new field experiences.
Best of luck in your future field surveys.
Of course planning the field trips in appropriate time and ideal locations is very important. The advice from mycologists of your group and working in that region is undoubtedly of prime importance.
Thank you Subir, your input is greatly appreciated. Yes that sounded a little extreme by saying 'dumping thousands of dollars into it', no matter the outcome experience and results will be accomplished I just want to try to give myself the best odds here. Thank you again !
what kind of fungi do you want to discover? In other words, what is your your main specialty?
New fungal species are everywhere. It all depends on what kind of fungi you are interested in, its habitat, methods of samples collection and identification and on your expertise on fungi.
If you want to discover interesting and maybe new fungi, I believe that you can try the extreme environments.
Fungi is a very diverse kingdom. Current estimates based on data from next generation sequencing suggest existance of more than 1.5 m fungal taxa in the world. So I think every unexplored region is best for finding new and interesting taxa.
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