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Colonizing success of saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes on islands.

Authors :
Tanesaka, Eiji
Source :
Mycologia. Mar/Apr2012, Vol. 104 Issue 2, p345-352. 8p.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The biodiversity of saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetous macrofungi growing on seven islands in central Japan were compared to examine colonizing success within the context of island biogeography theory. Two hypotheses were tested: that the number of the fungal species depends on island area and that the slope of the species-area curve for saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal macro-fungi differ in response to differences in their nutritional requirements. Data for the number of species that were identified based on sporocarps closely fit the conventional species-area curve. The slopes of the species-area curve for saprotrophic fungi (0.316) and ectomycorrhizal fungi (0.469) were similar to those reported for insects and birds, and plants on other archipelagos, respectively. In addition species-area curve data showed that ectomycorrhizal fungi colonized only islands > 630 m². While the species composition of saprotrophic fungi found on any pair of islands was positively correlated to the ratio of the areas of the island pair being compared (smaller/larger), no such relationship was observed for ectomycorrhizal fungi. Conversely similar ectomycorrhizal fungi, mostly those belonging to the genera Amanita, Inocybe, Boletellus and Russula, were found on pairs of islands with similar vegetation in the same geographic region. These results suggested that the colonizing success by ectomycorrhizal fungi is limited by host plant diversity, which is lower on smaller islands, instead of restricted immigration resulting from limited spore dispersal ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00275514
Volume :
104
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Mycologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
74385237
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3852/11-009