David_Leslie_Hawksworth

David Leslie Hawksworth

David Leslie Hawksworth

British biologist, mycologist and lichenologist

David Leslie Hawksworth CBE (born 1946 in Sheffield, UK) is a British mycologist and lichenologist currently with a professorship in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Madrid, Spain and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Museum in London. In 2002, he was honoured with an Acharius Medal by the International Association for Lichenology.[1] He married Patricia Wiltshire, a leading forensic ecologist and palynologist in 2009.[2] As of 2022, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the journals IMA Fungus[3] and Biodiversity and Conservation.[4]

Selected publications

Articles

  • Hawksworth, D. L.; Rose, F. (1970). "Qualitative Scale for estimating Sulphur Dioxide Air Pollution in England and Wales using Epiphytic Lichens". Nature. 227 (5254): 145–148. Bibcode:1970Natur.227..145H. doi:10.1038/227145a0. PMID 5428399. S2CID 4219503.
  • Hawksworth, D. L. (1988). "The variety of fungal-algal symbioses, their evolutionary significance, and the nature of lichens". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 96: 3–20. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1988.tb00623.x.
  • Hawksworth, D.L. (1991). "The fungal dimension of biodiversity: Magnitude, significance, and conservation". Mycological Research. 95 (6): 641–655. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80810-1.
  • Harper, J. L.; Hawksworth, D. L. (1994). "Biodiversity: Measurement and estimation. Preface". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 345 (1311): 5–12. doi:10.1098/rstb.1994.0081. PMID 7972355.
  • Hawksworth, David L.; Rossman, Amy Y. (1997). "Where Are All the Undescribed Fungi?". Phytopathology. 87 (9): 888–891. doi:10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.9.888. PMID 18945058.
  • Hawksworth, David L. (2001). "The magnitude of fungal diversity: The 1.5 million species estimate revisited". Mycological Research. 105 (12): 1422–1432. doi:10.1017/S0953756201004725.
  • Hawksworth, David L. (2011). "A new dawn for the naming of fungi: Impacts of decisions made in Melbourne in July 2011 on the future publication and regulation of fungal names". IMA Fungus. 2 (2): 155–162. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2011.02.02.06. PMC 3359813. PMID 22679600.
  • Hawksworth, David L.; Lücking, Robert (2017). "Fungal Diversity Revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 Million Species". The Fungal Kingdom. pp. 79–95. doi:10.1128/9781555819583.ch4. ISBN 9781683670827.

Books and monographs

  • with Francis Rose: Air pollution and lichens. 1976.[5]
  • with David J. Hill: The lichen-forming fungi. 1984.[6]

as editor

The standard author abbreviation D.Hawksw. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[10]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Acharius Medallists". International Association for Lichenology. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Biography at lichenology.org". Archived from the original on 19 July 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  3. [3]
    "IMA Fungus - The global mycological journal, Editorial Board". IMA Fungus. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Biodiversity and Conservation". Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. [5]
    Nash III, Thomas H. (1978). "Review of Lichens as Pollution Monitors, by David L. Hawksworth & Francis Rose". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 53 (3): 336. doi:10.1086/410725. ISSN 0033-5770.
  6. [6]
    Smith, D.C. (1985). "Review of The Lichen-forming Fungi. By David L. Hawksworth & David J. Hill". The Lichenologist. 17 (3): 315. doi:10.1017/S0024282985000469.
  7. [7]
    Swinscow, T. D. V. (1974). "Air Pollution and Lichens. Edited by B. W. Ferry, M. S. Baddeley and D. L. Hawksworth". The Lichenologist. 6: 131–132. doi:10.1017/S0024282974000168.
  8. [8]
    Brodo, Irwin M. (1973). "Pollution Indicators: Air Pollution and Lichens . B. W. Ferry, M. S. Baddeley, and D. L. Hawksworth, ed". Science. 182 (4109): 275. doi:10.1126/science.182.4109.275.a.
  9. [9]
    Seaward, Mark (1995). "Review of Ascomycete Systematics. Problems and Perspectives in the Nineties edited by David L. Hawksworth". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 117: 169. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1995.tb00451.x.
  10. [10]
    International Plant Names Index.  D.Hawksw.

Further reading

  • Kevin D. Hyde; Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura; Sinang Hongsanan; Milan C. Samarakoon; Robert Lücking; Dhandevi Pem; Dulanjalee Harishchandra; Rajesh Jeewon; Rui-Lin Zhao; Jian-Chu Xu; Jian-Kui Liu; Abdullah M. Al-Sadi; Ali H. Bahkali; Abdallah M. Elgorban (2017). "The ranking of fungi: a tribute to David L. Hawksworth on his 70th birthday". Fungal Diversity. 84 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1007/s13225-017-0383-3. S2CID 1779698.


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