Aberdeen Mycorrhiza Research Group

Sietse van der Linde

PhD Student

Tel 01224 272692

Research interests

Conservation & management of stipitate hydnoid fungi
Molecular detection and quantification of mycelium and mycorrhiza in soil
Development of species specific primers for Real Time – PCR quantification
Relationships between sporocarp production and below ground distribution of mycorrhizal fungi.
Colonisation abilities and persistence of ectomycorrhizal populations.

Hydnellum peckii (Devil’s Tooth)

Sarcodon squamosus

Publications

Van der Linde, S; Noordeloos, ME (2005) Hoe raak ik thuis in de boleten – 5: Het Eekhoorntjesbrood en verwanten (Boletus sectie Boletus). Coolia 48 (2):59-75.

Platform presentations

Van der Linde, S; Genney, DR; Alexander, IJ; Anderson, IC (2007) Belowground detection and quantification of rare pinewood mycorrhizal fungi. Annual Scientific Meeting, BMS.

Poster presentations

Van der Linde, S; Genney, DR; Alexander, IJ; Anderson, IC (2006) Below ground detection of rare pinewood mycorrhizal fungi. International Conference on Mycorrhizas 5, Granada, Spain. Student Poster Prize.
Van der Linde. S; Humphrey, JW; Alexander, IJ; Anderson, IC (2006) Belowground detection of rare mycorrhizal pinewood fungi. Research Day, Aberdeen University.
Van der Linde, S; Humphrey, JW; Griffith, A; Alexander, IJ; Anderson, IC (2005) ecology and management of rare pinewood mycorrhizal fungi. The science of conserving Scotland’s Biodiversity, Edinburgh.

Present PhD, The ecology and management of rare pinewood mycorrhizal fungi (University of Aberdeen and Macaulay Institute).
2004: MSc in Biology (Leiden University, The Netherlands)