Ecology and management of commercially harvested chanterelle mushrooms.

Fungal community succession following wildfire in a Mediterranean vegetation type dominated by Pinus pinaster in Northwest Spain

“…During the last decade, there has been a sharp increase in the demand for edible fungi. The commercial value of forests can be increased through well-planned timber removals that may improve the habitat for commercially valuable edible mushrooms and provide wood and employment at the same time (Bonet et al, 2004;Pilz et al, 1999;Pilz et al, 2003;Wang and Hall, 2004). In this study, fresh weight production of edible taxa represented 26% of the total taxa but comprised 42.55% (158.36 kg fw ha À1 ) of total fresh weight yield.…”

Could artificial reforestations provide as much production and diversity of fungal species as natural forest stands in marginal Mediterranean areas?

“…During the last decade, there has been a sharp increase in the demand for edible fungi. In the study area, as well as in many countries, the commercial value of forests can be increased through well-planned timber removals that may improve the habitat for commercially valuable edible mushrooms and provide wood and employment at the same time (Pilz et al, 1999(Pilz et al, , 2003Bonet et al, 2004;Wang and Hall, 2004;Pilz et al, 2004).…”

The relationship between forest age and aspect on the production of sporocarps of ectomycorrhizal fungi in Pinus sylvestris forests of the central Pyrenees

“…Egli and Ayer (1997) demonstrated that a partial clearing of 35% reduction of stems in a mixed forest of Switzerland increased up to six-fold the edible mushroom production. Researchers in the Pacific Northwest USA are monitoring long-term effects of commercial thinning of young forests on the economically important species Cantharellus formosus and C. subalbidus (Pilz et al, 2003) But in general there is not sufficient site-specific or species-specific information available as a basis for forest managers who wish to optimize forest conditions for mushroom production.…”