Editors-in-Chief

Adam Flakus, Professor, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

Adam is a systematist specialized in the study of lichen-forming and lichen-inhabiting fungi. His main research interests lie in the areas of taxonomy and molecular evolution of tropical and high-mountain species. He is currently studying the evolutionary processes, phylogenetic relationships, and taxonomy of largely unexplored obligate lichenicolous fungi (including lichen parasites) in the tropical Andes, one of the global centers of biodiversity and endemism.

Jolanta Miadlikowska, Senior Researcher, Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Jolanta’s research interests are centered on the systematics and evolutionary biology of lichenized fungi, more specifically, cyanolichens of the genus Peltigera and their secondary cryptic fungal associates (lichen mycobiota). She also explores the eco-evolutionary mechanisms that shape interactions among the main symbionts of these cyanolichens at multiple spatial scales, ranging from a few square meters to worldwide. In her research she integrates traditional revisionary methods (morphology-, anatomy-, and chemistry-based approaches) and molecular phylogenetic methods. She is also part of a team of mycologists that are exploring the diversity, evolution, and biogeographical patterns of fungal endophytes living inside thalli of lichens and leaves of plants. More information, including publications, can be found at http://lutzonilab.org/

Associate Editors
Hiroyuki Akiyama, Institute of Natural and Environmental Science, Hyogo Prefectural University, Japan
Frank Bungartz, Arizona State University, USA
Elżbieta Cieślak, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Bryn T. M. Dentinger, Natural History Museum of Utah, USA
Marcial Escudero, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Spain
Cécile Gueidan, Australian National Herbarium, Australia
Judita Koreiviene, Nature Research Centre, Institute of Botany, Lithuania
Martin Kukwa, Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdańsk, Poland
Bruce McCune, Oregon State University, USA
Andrew N. Miller, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, USA
Julia Pawłowska, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Piątek, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Anna Ronikier, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Michał Ronikier, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Jakub Sawicki, Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Tomasz Suchan, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Mike Thiv, Department of Botany, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Germany
Merje Toome-Heller, Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand
Agata Wojtal, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Editorial Board Members
Anne E. Arnold, School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, USA
Andreas Beck, Botanische Staatssammlung München, Germany
Janusz Błaszkowski, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
Lei Cai, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Paul Diederich, Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Luxembourg
Pradeep K. Divakar, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Bernard Goffinet, University of Connecticut, USA
Werner Greuter, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Gilles E. St. J. Hardy, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia
David L. Hawksworth, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew; The Natural History Museum, UK
Miroslav Kolařik, Charles University, Czech Republic
T. K. Arun Kumar, The Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, India
Carlos Lado, Real Jardín Botánico, Spain
Louise A. Lewis, University of Connecticut, USA
Robert Lücking, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
H. Thorsten Lumbsch, The Field Museum, USA
François Lutzoni, Duke University, USA
Karol Marhold, Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
P. Brandon Matheny, The University of Tennessee, USA
Alistair McTaggart, University of Queensland, Australia
Jiři Neustupa, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
Sergio Pérez-Ortega, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain
Jolanta Piątek, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Dietmar Quandt, Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, Universität Bonn, Germany
Ana Millanes Romero, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Laura Selbmann, University of Tuscia, Italy
James R. Shevock, California Academy of Sciences, USA
Pamela S. Soltis, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, USA
Krzysztof Spalik, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Poland
Adriano A. Spielmann, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Lucyna Śliwa, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Konrad Wołowski, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Andrzej Witkowski, Natural Sciences Education and Research Centre of University of Szczecin, Poland

Managing Editor
Agnieszka Sojka, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Layout Editor
Marian Wysocki, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland