Biodiversity of wood-decay fungi in Italy

Saitta, Alessandro; Bernicchia, Annarosa; Gorjón, SP; Altobelli, Elisa; Granito, V.M.; Losi, Cristiano; Lunghini, D.; Maggi, Oriana; Medardi, Gianfranco; Padovan, F.; Pecoraro, Vincent L.; Vizzini, Alfredo; Persiani, Anna Maria

doi:10.1080/11263504.2011.633114

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“…Most of the studies conducted on forest management and deadwood influence on saproxylic fungi have focused on central and northern forest ecosystems of Europe, with some exceptions (e.g., Blasi et al 2010, Saitta et al 2011, Abrego & Salcedo 2011, Abrego & Salcedo 2013, Granito et al 2015. Therefore, there is the need to widen and integrate the current European guidelines for sustainable forestry, which are mostly based on data from boreal forests.…”

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Stand structure and deadwood amount influences saproxylic fungal biodiversity in Mediterranean mountain unmanaged forests

Persiani¹,

Lombardi²,

Lunghini³

et al. 2016

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Old-growth forests are key elements of ecosystem diversity and conservation strategies, providing niche differentiation and trophic pathways that produce structural and compositional heterogeneity. In these forests, deadwood is particularly important for saproxylic and mycorrhizal fungi, sustaining forest productivity and environmental services. In this study, the saproxylic fungal diversity in Mediterranean mountain forests, characterized by different management histories and forest types (holm oak and beech), was analyzed. The relationships between saproxylic fungal biodiversity and structural attributes were considered in three forest stands of the Apennines (Italy). In addition, descriptive environmental parameters and forest traits were related to prevailing fungal communities, in order to analyze the species composition and distribution patterns of saproxylic fungi resulting from the ordination processes. The study sites were selected on the basis of their late-serial stage of development. Species frequency was analyzed through multivariate techniques to test the relationships between fungi, structural attributes and environmental variables. A Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) was used to investigate the response of the overall fungal community structure to environmental gradients. Living tree volume, altitude, vegetation type, and the frequency of species with ephemeral sporocarp lifespan played a crucial role in diversifying species distribution patterns. Deadwood volume and decay classes were related to taxonomic and trophic community diversity. However, differences between the considered climatic regions exerted a major role on the occurrence of fungi with ephemeral sporocarps more than deadwood abundance, utilized primarily as fructification substrate.

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Stand structure and deadwood amount influences saproxylic fungal biodiversity in Mediterranean mountain unmanaged forests

Persiani¹,

Lombardi²,

Lunghini³

et al. 2016

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“…Several papers have also been published on aphyllophoroid fungi, updating the number of species and supplying new distributional and ecological data. Furthermore, a string of scientific papers, cited by Saitta et al (2011 Saitta, A, Bernicchia, A, Gorjón, S P, Altobelli, E, Granito, V MLosi, C. 2011. Biodiversity of wood-decay fungi in Italy.…”

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Fungal biodiversity and in situ conservation in Italy

Venturella¹,

Altobelli

Bernicchia

et al. 2011

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A remarkable increase in knowledge of fungal biodiversity in Italy has occurred in the last five years. The authors report up-to-date numbers of fungi (Basidiomycota and Ascomycota) by regions together with distributional and ecological data on hypogeous fungi. Specific case studies such as alpine fungi, orchid mycorrhizas symbionts, invasive species, and the use of macrofungi as food by red squirrels are analyzed. In situ conservation strategies carried out on target species and/or taxonomic groups are also indicated.

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“…Saproxylic and other epigeous macrofungi were investigated in the frame of an integrated research project carried out since 2008 in broad-leaved forest stands of the PNCVD, which were previously subjected to various management practices (Marchetti et al 2010;Persiani et al 2010;Saitta et al 2011). In this research context, biodiversity of forest saproxylic and epigeous fungi (edible and nonedible) was presumably linked.…”

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Macrofungi as ecosystem resources: Conservation versus exploitation

Zotti

Persiani

Ambrosio

et al. 2013

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Fungi are organisms of significant importance not only for the crucial roles they undertake in nature but also for many human activities that are strictly dependent on them. Indeed, fungi possess fundamental positions in ecosystems functioning including nutrient cycles and wood decomposition. As concerns human-related activities, edible and non-edible mushrooms are also involved and/or exploited in forestry, pharmaceutical industry and food production; hence, nowadays they represent a major economic source worldwide. In order to maintain and improve their strategic importance, several conservation strategies, such as habitat preservation, are needed. This article reports several contributions inherent to the relationships between wood-decaying fungi, edible and non-edible mushrooms and their potential exploitation as non-timber forest products and genetic resources.

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Biodiversity of wood-decay fungi in Italy

Cited by 32 publications

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Stand structure and deadwood amount influences saproxylic fungal biodiversity in Mediterranean mountain unmanaged forests

Stand structure and deadwood amount influences saproxylic fungal biodiversity in Mediterranean mountain unmanaged forests

Fungal biodiversity and in situ conservation in Italy

Macrofungi as ecosystem resources: Conservation versus exploitation

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