Hawksworth, D. L. (1988). "The variety of fungal-algal symbioses, their evolutionary significance, and the nature of lichens". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 96: 3–20. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1988.tb00623.x.
Hawksworth, D.L. (1991). "The fungal dimension of biodiversity: Magnitude, significance, and conservation". Mycological Research. 95 (6): 641–655. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80810-1.
Hawksworth, David L. (2001). "The magnitude of fungal diversity: The 1.5 million species estimate revisited". Mycological Research. 105 (12): 1422–1432. doi:10.1017/S0953756201004725.
Hawksworth, David L.; Lücking, Robert (2017). "Fungal Diversity Revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 Million Species". The Fungal Kingdom. pp. 79–95. doi:10.1128/9781555819583.ch4. ISBN9781683670827.
Books and monographs
with Francis Rose: Air pollution and lichens. 1976.[5]
with David J. Hill: The lichen-forming fungi. 1984.[6]
as editor
with B. W. Ferry and M. S. Baddeley: Air pollution and lichens. 1973.[7][8]
Ascomycete Systematics. Problems and Perspectives in the Nineties. 1994.[9]
^Smith, D.C. (1985). "Review of The Lichen-forming Fungi. By David L. Hawksworth & David J. Hill". The Lichenologist. 17 (3): 315. doi:10.1017/S0024282985000469.
Kevin D. Hyde; Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura; Sinang Hongsanan; Milan C. Samarakoon; Robert Lücking; Dhandevi Pem; Dulanjalee Harishchandra; Rajesh Jeewon; Rui-Lin Zhao; Jian-Chu Xu; Jian-Kui Liu; Abdullah M. Al-Sadi; Ali H. Bahkali; Abdallah M. Elgorban (2017). "The ranking of fungi: a tribute to David L. Hawksworth on his 70th birthday". Fungal Diversity. 84 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1007/s13225-017-0383-3. S2CID1779698.