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Sapphire McMullan-Fisher

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Sapphire McMullan-Fisher

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-942X

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20022026

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Biographical Details

Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher is a Lecture in Botany at the University of New England. She is a fungal and plant ecologist who has special interests in the conservation and restoration of biodiversity, particularly the macrofungi and mosses; fire ecology; and field surveys.

Fungal Ecology Research Group

Teaching

Lecturer in Plant & Fungal Ecology

Ecology module (BIOL120)

Plant Physiology and Anatomy (BOTY202)

Ecology of Plant Populations (ECOL307)

Ecology of Australian Vegetation (ECOL311)

Mosses and Mushrooms - Cryptogam Diversity (BOTY370)

Field Botany (BOTY390)

Professional Information

Field Guides & Popular Publications

  • McMullan-Fisher SJM, Leonard PL, Guard FE 2023. Australian Subtropical Fungi: revised edition. Fun Fungi Ecology, Maroochydore. ISBN: 9780646877068
  • McMullan-Fisher SJM, Martz Zafra, 2023 Mushroom Magic. Smith Street Books. ISBN: 9781923049017
  • McMullan-Fisher SJM, Syme K, Hart R 2024 Mushrooms and other Fungi of southwest Western Australia. Fun Fungi Ecology, Maroochydore.
  • McMullan-Fisher SJM,2023 The Deck of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Field Guide to Fascinating Fungi. With Martz Zafra. Smith Street Gift.
  • McMullan-Fisher SJM, Frances E. Guard, and Matthew D. Barrett. 2024 Australian Tropical Mushrooms & Other Fungi. Fun Fungi Ecology, Maroochydore.
  • McMullan-Fisher SJM, and Frances E. Guard. 2024 Fungi of Southeast Queensland. Fun Fungi Ecology, Maroochydore.
  • McMullan-Fisher SJM, and Frances E. Guard. 2024 Mushrooms of Southeast Queensland. Fun Fungi Ecology, Maroochydore.
  • McMullan-Fisher SJM, 2021 Healthy Bushlands Need Fungi. In From One Small Seed – a Forest Is Born. Neville Bonney.

Research Interests

  • Mycology
  • Cryptogams
  • Citizen Science
  • Fungi and plant Ecology particularly cryptogams and macrofungi
  • Land management
  • Biodiversity conservation and restoration
  • Taxonomy and bioinformtics

Approved to Supervise

  • Approved PhD/HDR supervisor

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  3. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Scenarios for ecosystems in the year 2100

    Westoby, M., Arnold, P., Bryant, C., Camac, J. S., Coleman, D., Falster, D. S., Gosper, C. R., Hickman, I., Jordan, R., Kooyman, R. M., Kotowska, M., Lebbink, G., Luxton, S., McMullan-Fisher, S. J. M., Nicotra, A., Parkhurst, T., Plumanns-Pouton, E., Prober, S. M., Richards, A. & Schrader, J. & 2 others, Standish, R. J. & Waddell, P., 31 Aug 2026, In: Australian Journal of Botany. 74, 5, p. 1-12 BT26036.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • On the trail of a critically endangered fungus: A world-first application of wildlife detection dogs to fungal conservation

    Amor, M. D., Barmos, S., Cameron, H., Hartnett, C., Hodgens, N., Jamieson, L. T., May, T. W., McMullan-Fisher, S., Robinson, A. & Rutter, N. J., 17 May 2024, In: iScience. 27, 5, p. 1-9 109729.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    3 Citations (Scopus)

  • Measuring the Impact of Conservation: The Growing Importance of Monitoring Fauna, Flora and Funga

    Stephenson, P. J., Londoño-Murcia, M. C., Borges, P. A. V., Claassens, L., Frisch-Nwakanma, H., Ling, N., McMullan-Fisher, S., Meeuwig, J. J., Machado Unter, K. M., Walls, J. L., Burfield, I. J., Correa, D. D. C. V., Geller, G. N., Montenegro Paredes, I., Mubalama, L. K., Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y., Roesler, I., Rovero, F., Sharma, Y. P. & Wiwardhana, N. W. & 2 others, Yang, J. & Fumagalli, L., 31 Oct 2022, In: Diversity. 14, 10, p. 1-42 824.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    63 Citations (Scopus)

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1284–1382

    Crous, P. W., Osieck, E. R., Jurjevi, Ž., Boers, J., Van Iperen, A. L., Starink-Willemse, M., Dima, B., Balashov, S., Bulgakov, T. S., Johnston, P. R., Morozova, O. V., Pinruan, U., Sommai, S., Alvarado, P., Decock, C. A., Lebel, T., McMullan-Fisher, S., Moreno, G., Shivas, R. G. & Zhao, L. & 161 others, Abdollahzadeh, J., Abrinbana, M., Ageev, D. V., Akhmetova, G., Alexandrova, A. V., Altés, A., Amaral, A. G. G., Angelini, C., Antonín, V., Arenas, F., Asselman, P., Badali, F., Baghela, A., Bañares, A., Barreto, R. W., Baseia, I. G., Bellanger, J.-M., Berraf-Tebbal, A., Biketova, A. Y., Bukharova, N. V., Burgess, T. I., Cabero, J., Câmara, M. P. S., Cano-Lira, J. F., Ceryngier, P., Chávez, R., Cowan, D. A., de Lima, A. F., Oliveira, R. L., Denman, S., Dang, Q. N., Dovana, F., Duarte, I. G., Eichmeier, A., Erhard, A., Esteve-Raventós, F., Fellin, A., Ferisin, G., Ferreira, R. J., Ferrer, A., Finy, P., Gaya, E., Geering, A. D. W., Gil-Durán, C., Glässnerová, K., Glushakova, A. M., Gramaje, D., Guard, F. E., Guarnizo, A. L., Haelewaters, D., Halling, R. E., Hill, R., Hirooka, Y., Hubka, V., Iliushin, V. A., Ivanova, D. D., Ivanushkina, N. E., Jangsantear, P., Justo, A., Kachalkin, A. V., Kato, S., Khamsuntorn, P., Kirtsideli, I. Y., Knapp, D. G., Kochkina, G. A., Koukol, O., Kovács, G. M., Kruse, J., Kumar, T. K. A., Kušan, I., Læssøe, T., Larsson, E., Lebeuf, R., Levicán, G., Loizides, M., Marinho, P., Luangsa-ard, J. J., Lukina, E. G., Magaña-Dueñas, V., Maggs-Kölling, G., Malysheva, E. F., Malysheva, V. F., Martín, B., Martín, M. P., Matočec, N., McTaggart, A. R., Mehrabi-Koushki, M., Mešić, A., Miller, A. N., Mironova, P., Moreau, P.-A., Morte, A., Müller, K., Nagy, L. G., Nanu, S., Navarro-Ródenas, A., Nel, E. J., Nguyen, T. H., Nóbrega, T. F., Noordeloos, M. E., Olariaga, I., Overton, B. E., Ozerskaya, S. M., Palani, P., Pancorbo, F., Papp, V., Pawłowska, J., Pham, T. Q., Phosri, C., Popov, E. S., Portugal, A., Pošta, A., Reschke, K., Reul, M., Ricci, G. M., Rodríguez, A., Romanowski, J., Ruchikachorn, N., Saar, I., Safi, A., Sakolrak, B., Salzmann, F., Sandoval-Denis, M., Sangwichein, E., Sanhueza, L., Sato, T., Sastoque, A., Senn-Irlet, B., Shibata, A., Siepe, K., Somrithipol, S., Spetik, M., Sridhar, P., Stchigel, A. M., Stuskova, K., Suwannasai, N., Tan, Y. P., Thangavel, R., Tiago, I., Tiwari, S., Tkalčec, Z., Tomashevskaya, M. A., Tonegawa, C., Tran, H. X., Tran, N. T., Trovão, J., Trubitsyn, V. E., Van Wyk, J., Vieira, W. A. S., Vila, J., Visagie, C. M., Vizzini, A., Volobuev, S. V., Vu, D. T., Wangsawat, N., Yaguchi, T., Ercole, E., Ferreira, B. W., de Souza, A. P., Vieira, B. S. & Groenewald, J. Z., 31 Dec 2021, In: Persoonia. 47, p. 178-374

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    212 Citations (Scopus)

  • Searching for native Favolaschia

    Corro, E. & McMullan-Fisher, S., 28 Feb 2021, Australasian Plant Conservation: journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, 29, p. 7-7.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

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