Research
Expertise and research interests
Taxonomy, biology, biogeography, biodiversity and ecology of crustose genera of the family Physciaceae (lichenized Ascomycetes)
Taxonomy, biology, biogeography, biodiversity and ecology of the families Protothelenellaceae and Thelenellaceae (lichenized Ascomycetes)
Lichen biodiversity of different regions including Slovenia, Balkan Peninsula, Crete, Cyprus, Armenia, Tajikistan, parts of the Austrian provinces Styria and Carinthia
Morphology and biology of Fungi imperfecti occurring on grasses
Biology and distribution of fungi in buildings
Current active research projects include
Taxonomy, biology, biogeography, biodiversity and ecology of crustose genera of the lichenized Ascomycete family Physciaceae, e.g. Rinodina, Dimelaena, Amandinea, Hafellia, Mobergia, Buellia p.p.minor
Biodiversity and distribution of the lichen family Physciaceae in Bulgaria
Lichen biodiversity of the Alps
Lichen biodiversity of Slovenia
Lichen biodiversity of the Balkan Peninsula with emphasis on Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bulgaria and mainland Greece
Lichen biodiversity of Crete
Biology and distribution of fungi in buildings
External funded research projects
Lichens of the Alps: Diversity and Climate Change (FWF; staff: Dr. Peter O. Bilovitz, Postdoc)
Evolution of Substrate Specificity in Lichens (FWF, staff: Dipl. Biol. Dr. Toby Spribille, Postdoc; Mag. Philipp Resl, PhD student; Kevin Schneider, Master student)
Hyperdiversity of Extremotolerant Fungal Symbioses (FWF, staff: Dr. Fernando Fernandez Mendoza)
Helmut Mayrhofer
Institut für BiologieInstitut für Biologie