Andrew Methven
Professor
Life Science Building 3078
217.581.6241
asmethven@eiu.edu
Dr. Methven's Web Site
Andrew Methven is a mycologist and lichenologist with interests in the systematics, ecology, and phylogeny of fleshy fungi and lichens. He teaches courses in mycology, lichens, and field mycology and maintains the Cryptogamic Herbarium (with more than 10,000 collections of fungi and lichens). Included among his research interests are the identification and ecology of fleshy fungi, mycogeography, the effects of forest alteration on fleshy fungi, the application of compatibility studies and molecular techniques to fungal systematics, and the identification and distribution of lichens in the Midwest.
His current research program is examining the distribution of the mushroom genus Lactarius in the Western Hemisphere, the utilization of biological species concepts in systematics studies of fleshy fungi, and the application of molecular techniques to population studies and mycogeography in the mushroom genus Flammulina.
Recent research projects involving undergraduate and graduate students have specifically examined: The effects of sugar maple removal from endemic oak-hickory forests on the occurrence and distribution of fleshy fungi The occurrence and distribution of mycorrhizae with the roots of endemic and exotic plants The distribution of rare and endangered lichens in fragmented forest ecosystems The utilization of compatibility studies, RFLP analyses, and DNA sequence data to define biological and phylogenetic species in fleshy fungi.
Selected Publications
Armstrong*, T.F., and A.S. Methven. 2001. Improved method of in vitro production of Cyathus stercoreus gastrocarps. Micologia Aplicada International 13: 69-71.
Jones*, SC, WJ Jordan* IV, SJ Meiners, AN Miller, and AS Methven. 2007. Fungal spore dispersal by the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina). American Midland Naturalist 157: 121-127.
Minnis*, AM, WJ Sundberg, AS Methven, SD Sipes, and DL Nickrent. 2006. Annulate Pluteus sspecies, a study of the genus Chamaeota in the United States. Mycotaxon 96: 31-39.
Selected Presentations
Methven, AS, CL Pederson, and VP Hustad*. 2008. Site variation in corticolous lichen assemblages on sweet bay in coastal floodplain forests. Annual Meeting, Mycological Society of America, State College, PA.
MMethven, AS, CL Pederson, and VP Hustad*. 2008. Site variation in corticolous lichen assemblages on sweet bay in coastal floodplain forests. Annual Meeting, Association of Southeastern Biologists, Greenville, SC.
V.P. Hustad*, A.S. Methven, C.L. Pederson, S.J. Meiners, A.N. Miller. 2008. Analysis of terrestrial macrofungal communities in old-growth prairie groves. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania.
V.P. Hustad*, A.S. Methven, C.L. Pederson, S.J. Meiners, A.N. Miller. 2008. Analysis of terrestrial macrofungal communities in old-growth prairie groves. Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting, Wofford College and Furman College, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
V.P. Hustad*, A.S. Methven, C.L. Pederson, S.J. Meiners, A.N. Miller. 2008. Ecology of terrestrial macrofungi in old-growth prairie groves. Illinois State Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois.
V.P. Hustad*, K. Vernier, A.S. Methven, S. Meiners, A.N. Miller. 2007. Terrestrial macrofungal species and richness in old growth prairie groves. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
V.P. Hustad*, K. Vernier, A.S. Methven, S. Meiners, A.N. Miller. 2007. Assessment of macrofungal species composition and richness in old growth prairie groves. Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting, Columbia, South Carolina.
Methven, AS, CL Pederson, B Wachholder*, and V Hustad*. 2006. Site and host specific variation in corticolous lichen assemblages in coastal floodplain forests. Annual Meeting, Association of Southeastern Biology, Gatlinburg, TN.
V.P. Hustad*, A.S. Methven. 2006. Coprophilous species of Coprinus sensu lato in east-central Illinois. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada.
V.P. Hustad*, A. N. Miller, A.S. Methven. 2006. Coprophilous fungi of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada.
V. P. Hustad*, A. N. Miller, A. S. Methven. 2006. Coprophilous fungi of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
V. P. Hustad*, A. S. Methven. (March 2006). Coprophilous species of Coprinus in east-central Illinois. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
K. Vernier, V. P. Hustad*, A. S. Methven, S. J. Meiners, K. F. Gaines, A. N. Miller. 2006. Macrofungi associated with tree windfall in old growth prairie groves. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
V. P. Hustad*, A. N. Miller, A. S. Methven. 2006. Coprophilous fungi of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Illinois Student Research Conference, Eastern Illinois University.
V.P. Hustad*, A. N. Miller, A.S. Methven. 2006. Coprophilous fungi of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Illinois State Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
V. P. Hustad*, A. S. Methven. 2006. Coprophilous species of Coprinus in east-central Illinois. Illinois State Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
*= Student Author
