German Society for Mycology

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German Society for Mycology eV
(DGfM)
logo
legal form Registered association
founding August 21-25, 1921 in Nuremberg
Seat Frankfurt am Main ( ⊙ coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 3.4 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 7.1 ″  E )
precursor German Society for Mushroom Science (DGfP)
motto "Enthusiastic about mushrooms"
purpose Promotion of scientific mushroom research, mushroom knowledge and mushroom advice
method Research , nature conservation , qualification standards , public relations
Action space Germany
Chair Marco Thines (President)
Members approx. 1,400 (as of 7/2020)
Website www.dgfm-ev.de

The German Society for Mycology (DGfM) is a non-profit registered association . She represents the interests of mycologists and mushroom friends in Germany.

The society is organized in worldwide and Europe-wide acting mycological associations, the International Mycological Association and the European Mycological Association . It is also a member of the Association of Biology, Biosciences and Biomedicine , Germany's umbrella organization for specialist life sciences societies and its regional associations.

activities

The DGfM creates the framework for the training courses for PilzCoach, mushroom experts and university-certified consultants for mycology. The society regularly organizes specialist conferences and publishes the German-language “ Zeitschrift für Mykologie ” and the English-language journal “ Mycological Progress ” in order to promote the national and international exchange of knowledge. It also awards sponsorship prizes to honor special mycological research activities . Since 1994 the association has chosen the mushroom of the year every year . As a non-governmental organization , it works to protect species and biotopes of fungi. She coordinates the nationwide mushroom mapping and publishes distribution maps online. The find data form the basis for the Red List of Endangered Large Mushrooms in Germany and the identification of types of responsibility .

Qualifications

Since 1981 the association has been responsible for the training of “mushroom experts” (PSV), formerly mushroom advisors. PSV advise the population on the dietary value and poisonous effects of mushrooms and their role for people and the environment. You give lectures and lead excursions . The DGfM established a uniform training system, which was extended to all of Germany in 1990 after reunification .

Since 2008 the association has been organizing university training to become a “specialist advisor for mycology”, consisting of eight modules on systematics , ecology , biotechnology , phytopathology , food technology , genetics and the medical importance of mushrooms. The tasks of the specialist advisor include various expert activities (for example, in the case of fungal infestation on buildings, fungi in clinics, in food, on materials and works of art) and the provision of expertise on ecological, agricultural and forestry issues.

In 2014, another qualification was created with the “PilzCoach”. PilzCoaches impart basic knowledge about mushrooms to children and young people in kindergartens, schools and other educational institutions.

history

In 1921 the "German Society for Mushroom Science" was founded to promote scientific mushroom research, mushroom knowledge and mushroom advice. Karl Johannes Kniep , a professor of plant physiology who initially taught at the Universities of Freiburg and Würzburg and later at the University of Berlin , took over the management of the company. At the same time the "Journal for Mushroom Science" was launched. In 1977 the association adopted the current name “German Society for Mycology”. The company's own publication organ was accordingly renamed “Zeitschrift für Mykologie”. In 1992 the first “Red List of Endangered Large Mushrooms in Germany” was published, which incorporated the results of long-term studies by association members. Since the beginning of 2002 the DGfM has been publishing the English-language journal “Mycological Progress”. In 2006 the DGfM received the right to propose expert reviewers from the German Research Foundation (DFG) .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Member Mycological Organizations. International Mycological Association (IMA), accessed December 31, 2016 .
  2. ^ German Society for Mycology eV (DGfM). Association of Biology, Biosciences and Biomedicine (VBIO), accessed on December 31, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b How do I become a PilzCoach? German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b How do I become a PSV? German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b What is a specialist mycology advisor? German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Events. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  7. ^ Journal of Mycology. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  8. ^ Mycological Progress. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Sponsorship awards. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Mushroom of the Year. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Mushrooms and nature conservation. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  12. ↑ mapping. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Red List of Endangered Fungi in Germany. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Types of responsibility in Germany. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on December 12, 2016 .
  15. ↑ a b c d story. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed December 31, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Goals and tasks. German Society for Mycology, November 21, 2016, accessed on January 2, 2017 .