Ingrid Kottke

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

• Botany
• Ecology
• Fungus

Ingrid Kottke mostly deals with Botany, Mycorrhiza, Ectomycorrhiza, Hartig net and Ultrastructure. Her study in Botany focuses on Picea abies in particular. In general Mycorrhiza, her work in Glomeromycota is often linked to Mycelium, Hyphal growth and Diversisporaceae linking many areas of study.

Her Mycelium study combines topics in areas such as Nutrient, Photoassimilate and Tannin. Her Ectomycorrhiza research integrates issues from Thelephora and Ectomycorrhizae. Her studies deal with areas such as Polyphosphate, Transfer cell and Hypha as well as Ultrastructure.

Her most cited work include:

• Nitrogen deposition and ectomycorrhizas (303 citations)
• Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador (244 citations)
• The effect of drought on mycorrhizas of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.): changes in community structure, and the content of carbohydrates and nitrogen storage bodies of the fungi. (122 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary areas of investigation include Botany, Mycorrhiza, Ecology, Hartig net and Ultrastructure. Her work on Picea abies, Hypha and Mycelium as part of general Botany research is frequently linked to Ectomycorrhiza and Sebacinales, bridging the gap between disciplines. Her Picea abies study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Amanita muscaria, Agronomy, Root system and Plant physiology.

Her Rainforest, Epiphyte and Species richness study are her primary interests in Ecology. Her study looks at the relationship between Rainforest and topics such as Biodiversity, which overlap with Agroforestry. Ingrid Kottke works mostly in the field of Ultrastructure, limiting it down to topics relating to Vacuole and, in certain cases, Subcellular localization, as a part of the same area of interest.

She most often published in these fields:

• Botany (71.76%)
• Mycorrhiza (41.18%)
• Ecology (23.53%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2005-2018)?

• Botany (71.76%)
• Ecology (23.53%)
• Rainforest (17.65%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her main research concerns Botany, Ecology, Rainforest, Epiphyte and Sebacinales. She works in the field of Botany, namely Genus. Her work in the fields of Ecology, such as Species richness and Tropical biodiversity, overlaps with other areas such as Hotspot, Rhizosphere and Plant community.

Her research on Rainforest also deals with topics like

• Biodiversity, which have a strong connection to Agroforestry,
• Ecosystem which intersects with area such as Archaeology and Cartography. Her study on Sebacinales is intertwined with other disciplines of science such as Mycorrhiza, Pleurothallis, Stelis, Tulasnella and Ceratobasidiaceae. Mycorrhiza is frequently linked to Arbuscular mycorrhiza in her study.

Between 2005 and 2018, her most popular works were:

• Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador (244 citations)
• Diverse tulasnelloid fungi form mycorrhizas with epiphytic orchids in an Andean cloud forest. (122 citations)
• The role of epiphytism in architecture and evolutionary constraint within mycorrhizal networks of tropical orchids (116 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Botany
• Ecology
• Fungus

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Epiphyte, Sebacinales, Ecology and Rainforest. Her study in the field of Ericaceae and Hemiepiphyte also crosses realms of Mycorrhiza and Ribosomal DNA. Her research in Epiphyte intersects with topics in Orchidaceae and Thallus.

Many of her research projects under Ecology are closely connected to Soil biology, Ecotone, Species distribution and Podocarpus with Soil biology, Ecotone, Species distribution and Podocarpus, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Her Rainforest research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Agroforestry, Biodiversity and Heliocarpus americanus. Her work carried out in the field of Glomus brings together such families of science as Taxon and Genus.