Comparison of Diversity of Macrofungi and Vascular Plants at Seven Sites in the Black Hills of South Dakota

Gabel, A. W.; Gabel, Mark

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2007)157[258:codoma]2.0.co;2

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“…This narrower range of tree diversity values makes it hard to find a significant relationship. Gabel and Gabel (2007) showed a significant relationship between species diversity of macrofungi and plants in an area less influenced by glaciation. Macrofungi abundance versus vegetation Contrary to macrofungi diversity, macrofungi abundance is significantly correlated to plant diversity.…”

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“…However, there is no clear evidence that higher plant diversity indicates higher fungal diversity. In a continental-scale metaanalysis Schmit et al (2005), and in regional analyses Villeneuve et al (1989), Gabel and Gabel (2007), and McMullan-Fisher (2008) have found significant positive correlation. On the other hand, studies by Chiarucci et al (2005) and Santi et al (2010) found that the species richness of the two communities were not correlated in spite of the positive correlation between their compositions in earlier studies.…”

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Exploring the relationship between macrofungi diversity, abundance, and vascular plant diversity in semi‐natural and managed forests in north‐east Hungary

Rudolf

Morschhauser

Pál-Fám

et al. 2013

Ecological Research

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The diversity of easy-to-study organisms (e.g. vascular plants) is often used as a proxy for the diversity of other organisms whose investigation needs more effort, time and specialist knowledge. Some previous studies have found positive relationships between plant and macrofungal diversity and thus support this approach, while others question this practice. Our aim was to explore the possibility of using plant diversity as surrogate for macrofungal diversity in the forests of the Pannonian ecoregion. A total of 19 permanent plots in north-east Hungary were sampled for vascular plants and macrofungi. The effect on macrofungal abundance and diversity, of plant evenness and richness as well as degradation level was tested using generalized linear models. Species richness of macrofungi assemblages proved to be independent of the diversity and naturalness of vascular plant communities; however, there was congruence in the composition of the two communities. In contrast to diversity, macrofungi abundance was significantly negatively correlated to plant species richness. There was a hump-backed relationship between the abundance of terricolous macrofungi and the degradation level estimated on the basis of the occurrence of vascular plants, although degradation did not influence the abundance of lignicolous macrofungi. Our results question the reliability of decisions on nature conservation actions based on a few groups of easy-to-observe organisms, and underline the necessity of studying as wide a range of taxonomic groups as possible.

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Exploring the relationship between macrofungi diversity, abundance, and vascular plant diversity in semi‐natural and managed forests in north‐east Hungary

Rudolf

Morschhauser

Pál-Fám

et al. 2013

Ecological Research

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“…Forest macrofungal abundances and communities are known to vary widely from year to year (Straatsma & al., 2001;Krebs & al., 2008), and the numbers of macrofungal species has been shown to be positively related to area surveyed (Peay & al., 2007). Comparisons between the listed studies are also difficult as soil chemistry (Ruhling & Tyler, 1990), vegetation community (Villeneuve & al., 1989;Gabel & Gabel, 2007), forest age (Kranabetter & al., 2005) and forest tree species (Buee & al., 2011) have been shown to have an effect on the macrofungal communities of forests. A caveat of our study was our restricted sampling scheme, which focussed on a single 100 m 2 plot per site.…”

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The macrofungal diversity and community of Atlantic oak <i>(Quercus petraea</i> and <i>Q. robur)</i> forests in Ireland

O’Hanlon¹,

Harrington²

2012

Anal. Jard. Bot. Madr.

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The oak species Quercus petraea and Q. robur are dominant canopy tree species of native deciduous forests in Ireland and coastal regions of Western Europe. These forests are typically plant species-rich, and can also have a rich fungal flora. This survey examined macrofungi found in five native oak sites across Ireland over three years. Overall, 94 macrofungal species belonging to 39 genera were discovered with Mycena, Lactarius, Russula and Cortinarius the most species-rich genera. The species accumulation curve did not show signs of levelling off, indicating that more sampling would reveal more new species. Species richness estimation using the Chao2 estimator indicated that up to 135 species may be present across all of our plots, with individual plots receiving estimates from 19 to 61 species per plot. Sampled-based rarefaction analysis showed no significant differences in macrofungal species richness between our plots. The five most common species were Laccaria amethystina, L. laccata, Stereum hirsutum, Armillaria mellea and Cortinarius flexipes. Comparisons of the results with results from oak forests in similar regions found that the communities in Great Britain were most similar to those found in Ireland. There were some key oak forest distinguishing fungal species from the family Boletaceae lacking from Irish oak forests. It is hypothesised that the historic deforestation of Ireland, caused a reduction of suitable habitats for Irish oak associated macrofungi, leading to the unspecific mycota found in the oak forests of this study. The threats to Atlantic oak forests in Ireland are briefly discussed.

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“…Habitat degradation adversely influences the number of fruitbodies of macrofungi and diminishes the diversity of the fungal community [9][10][11][12]. Some surveys have been dealt with composition and diversity of macrofungi assemblages in different vegetation types using different diversity indices and statistic methods [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The communities which are rich in species can be characterized log-normal or "broken stick" distribution [21]. Rank-abundance curves for comparison of macrofungi assemblages have been used only in a few cases [20,22], whereas it is a wellknown method of the disturbance research for other taxa (i.e.…”

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Macrofungal diversity in disturbed vegetation types in North-East Hungary

2012

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Macrofungi play an extraordinarily important role in the catalysis of the nutrient cycle of deciduous and coniferous forests. Habitat degradation adversely influences the number of fruiting bodies of macrofungi and diminishes the diversity of the fungal community. The diversity of the terricolous- and lignicolous macrofungi assemblages were compared in stands of semi-natural and two plant associations modified by humans in different degrees in North-East Hungary. We used data from 15 permanent plots that were sampled for vascular plants and macrofungi. Rank-abundance curves and Rényi’s diversity profiles were applied for diversity research. The results indicated that structure and diversity of the terricolous macrofungi assemblages were mainly influenced by climatic and habitat conditions and the degradation of the plant associations to a lesser degree. The diversity of lignicolous macrofungi was primarily affected by the continuous presence, quality, and quantity of deadwood. Accordingly, the form and degree of forest management, as well as the age of the growing stocks, influenced community structure. If nature conservation planning and conservation activity are based on those biodiversity indicators which are good proxies for macrofungi biodiversity, the latter might be optimal for preserving macrofungi biodiversity.

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Comparison of Diversity of Macrofungi and Vascular Plants at Seven Sites in the Black Hills of South Dakota

Cited by 26 publications

References 27 publications

Exploring the relationship between macrofungi diversity, abundance, and vascular plant diversity in semi‐natural and managed forests in north‐east Hungary

Exploring the relationship between macrofungi diversity, abundance, and vascular plant diversity in semi‐natural and managed forests in north‐east Hungary

The macrofungal diversity and community of Atlantic oak <i>(Quercus petraea</i> and <i>Q. robur)</i> forests in Ireland

Macrofungal diversity in disturbed vegetation types in North-East Hungary

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