Protected areas with restricted management can provide refugia for fungi, but are usually selected based on conservation strategies for flora and fauna. Despite the important role of fungi in floodplains, they are rarely considered in conservation projects. The SwissFungi database covering all biogeographic regions in Switzerland, and consisting of 84% citizen science data, provided a valuable basis to define fungal riparian species: 99.29% of 990 species were reported at least once from the riparian zone, while 15% of species showed a measurable riparian affinity. Species distribution modelling for 129 riparian macrofungi revealed that the predicted distribution is driven by temperature for most species. There were significantly more records per species inside compared to outside protected areas, when correcting for size differences (21% of the area in Switzerland is protected). In contrast, the model predicted significantly more suitable habitat outside currently protected areas. Unprotected areas harbor a high potential for the creation of newly protected areas for the conservation of riparian fungi. The database information and the modelling approach provided crucial information for future monitoring and conservation projects along rivers.

管理受限的保护区可以为真菌提供避难所，但通常是根据动植物保护策略来选择的。尽管真菌在洪泛区中起着重要作用，但在保护项目中很少考虑使用它们。SwissFungi数据库涵盖瑞士所有生物地理区域，由84％的公民科学数据组成，为定义真菌河岸物种提供了宝贵的基础：990个物种中有99.29％至少有一次来自河岸地区，而有15％的物种显示可测量的河岸亲和力。129个河岸大型真菌的物种分布模型表明，大多数物种的预测分布受温度影响。与外部保护区相比，内部每个物种的记录要多得多，校正尺寸差异时（瑞士21％的地区受到保护）。相比之下，该模型预测当前保护区之外的栖息地将更加合适。无保护区具有为保护河岸真菌建立新的保护区的巨大潜力。数据库信息和建模方法为未来沿河的监测和保护项目提供了关键信息。