Colonisation of podocarp coarse woody debris by decomposer basidiomycete fungi in an indigenous forest in the central North Island of New Zealand

Hood, I. A.; Beets, Peter N.; Kimberley, Mark O.; Gardner, J. F.; Oliver, G. R.; Pearce, Stephen H.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.03.024

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“…Despite its prevalence in our data, this genus has only been found three times previously in New Zealand (based on data available online ). This may represent misidentification of Sistotremastrum as Sistotrema, which has similar morphology and is more commonly reported (Hood et al 2004).…”

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Rare species of wood‐inhabiting fungi are not local

Dickie

Richardson

2020

Ecological Applications

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Wood-inhabiting fungal communities are a diverse and ecologically critical part of forest ecosystems, yet the spatial structure of fungal biodiversity in these ecosystems is largely unknown. Legislation allowed harvesting of deadwood from temperate rainforests on conservation lands in New Zealand following Cyclone Ita in 2014. Harvesting guidelines specified widely spread harvesting, on the assumption that rare fungal species may be highly spatially restricted, but were not based on quantitative assessment. We sampled fungi in and on logs of Dacrydium cupressinum (Podocarpaceae) a long-lived, common, canopy tree in lowland New Zealand forests. DNA was extracted from 81 logs varying in decay state across a 40 km long region of West Coast (South Island) forests, and sequenced using general fungal primers for metabarcoding to identify OTUs (operational taxonomic units). We examined three axes of rarity: occupancy, dominance when present, and niche breadth (as spatial extent and decay state specialization). Low-occupancy fungi were common, including a group of infrequently occurring but dominant when present fungi, the majority of which were Ascomycota. Despite this, there was an overall positive relationship between occupancy and dominance. Widespread, dominant fungi were most commonly Basidiomycota. Testing all fungal OTUs, there were no more fungi with maximum range sizes < 4 km than would be expected at random. Of the 351 low-occupancy OTUs found two to four times, only 12 had maximum range sizes < 900 m, and there was no more spatial restriction at scales < 900 m than would be expected by random chance, although there was some evidence of niche breadth restriction based on decay state similarity. The results show that fungal communities in deadwood are highly diverse, and include many rare taxa. Nonetheless, the lack of fungal OTUs with spatial restriction at scales < 900 m suggests that spatially dispersed timber harvesting will not mitigate risks of harvesting to rare fungal biodiversity.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%

Rare species of wood‐inhabiting fungi are not local

Dickie

Richardson

2020

Ecological Applications

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“…Moving from species-richness to functional diversity of the decaying community (Heilmann-Clausen 2001;Marcot 2002;Urcelay and Robledo 2004), the question arises of whether this diversity is a factor in determining the diVerent rates of decomposition of CWD of diVerent decay classes and tree species (Mackensen et al 2003;Yatskov et al 2003). Answering this question is important because the action of deadwood decomposers and consequent durability of CWD are a source of uncertainty in the role of terrestrial ecosystems as global carbon sinks (Krankina and Harmon 1995;Yin 1999;Chambers et al 2000;Liski et al 2003;Mackensen et al 2003;Yatskov et al 2003;Hood et al 2004;Laiho and Prescott 2004;Edman et al 2006;Liu et al 2006). On the associated and equally relevant function of wood-decaying fungi as recyclers of nutrients, we refer to the review of Laiho and Prescott (2004) for northern coniferous forests.…”

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Wood-decaying fungi in the forest: conservation needs and management options

2007

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Wood-decaying fungi are essential for the functioning of forest ecosystems. They provide habitat for many other organisms and enable the regeneration of forests throughout the world. Since wood decomposition is a decisive process in nutrient recycling, soil formation and the carbon budget of forest ecosystems, it is receiving increasing attention from forest ecologists, pathologists and managers. Research has focussed on the factors driving the speciesrichness of wood-decomposing organisms and is moving on to analyse the eVects of this species-richness on ecosystem functioning. Coarse woody debris (CWD) and its associated wood-decaying organisms have been drastically reduced in abundance and diversity by forestry and so these features often have potential as conservation indicators. Protective measures at a landscape level are needed for threatened wood-inhabiting fungi. These include restricting salvage operations in windthrow stands, actively encouraging the accumulation of deadwood in forests, and facilitating decay in standing trees by inoculating them with fungi. Here, we aim to collect and summarize recently produced work on deadwood ecology, pointing out research gaps and perspectives.

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“…Agaricus bisporus commonly known as button mushroom, white mushroom, table mushroom, portobello mushroom, Crimini mushroom or cultivated mushroom etc [20]. It is an edible basidiomycete mushroom inhabitant to grasslands in India, Europe and North America [21]. Agaricus bisporus is one of the most extensively cultivated mushrooms in the world [22].…”

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Nanoparticle-Assisted Herbal Synergism an Effective Therapeutic Approach for the Targeted Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Novel Prospective

Majumder¹

2017

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Combined therapy of two or more herbal drugs promotes synergism effect against cancer cells and suppresses drug resistance through distinct mechanisms of action. Permutation chemotherapy and nano-particulate drug delivery have shown significant promise in cancer treatment. Nano-formulated drug delivery enhances therapeutic effectiveness and reduces side effects of the chemotherapeutic drug-loads by improving their pharmacokinetics. These active researches have been merged further to improve the efficacy of cancer therapeutics. Agaricus bisporus and Syzygium aromaticum combined nano formulation may show an effective medicine for breast cancer treatment. Both the live species are commonly available and individually reported for its anti-neoplastic activities. Lectins obtained from Agaricus bisporus, a type of protein possessing high affinity for a specific sugar. Breast cancer growth stimulating enzyme aromatase suppress by lictin which turns to reduction of estrogen biosynthesis leads to inhibition of breast cancer. Similarly, Eugenol is the foremost component of Syzygium aromaticum, inhibit the cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. This review article summarizes the herbal synergism associated with nanoparticle platforms to achieve a multi-drugs combination novel rational approach for the treatment of breast cancer.

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Colonisation of podocarp coarse woody debris by decomposer basidiomycete fungi in an indigenous forest in the central North Island of New Zealand

Cited by 21 publications

References 15 publications

Rare species of wood‐inhabiting fungi are not local

Rare species of wood‐inhabiting fungi are not local

Wood-decaying fungi in the forest: conservation needs and management options

Nanoparticle-Assisted Herbal Synergism an Effective Therapeutic Approach for the Targeted Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Novel Prospective

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