The role of fungal taxa and developmental stage of mushrooms in determining the composition of the mycophagous insect community in a Japanese forest

Yamashita, Satoshi; Hijii, Naoki

doi:10.14411/eje.2007.035

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“…Thus, the use of soft or tough fungi could be related to the larval development time of each beetle species (Leschen , Yamashita & Hijii ). Because each insect species needs a certain developmental time to complete its life cycle (Martinkova & Honek ), longevity (and by extension, consistency) likely matters considerably in host choice (Yamashita & Hijii , Thorn et al . ).…”

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“…Despite similarities between insect–plant and insect–basidiome interactions and the fact that insect consumption of fungi appears to be an older feeding habit than plant consumption (Gillott ), only a few studies have investigated the factors affecting the structure of assemblages of fungivorous insects (see review by Schigel ). Furthermore, with the exception of the tropical examples mentioned earlier, most of the literature focuses on interactions in temperate and boreal regions, in the Holarctic ( e.g., Jonsell & Nordlander , , Yamashita & Hijii , , Orledge & Reynolds , Epps & Arnold , Jonsell et al . ).…”

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Factors affecting the structure of Coleoptera assemblages on bracket fungi (Basidiomycota) in a Brazilian forest

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Insect–fungal interactions are an important but understudied aspect of tropical forest ecology. Here we present the first large‐scale study of insect communities feeding on the reproductive structures of macrofungi (basidiomes) in the Neotropics. This trophic interaction is not well characterized in most ecosystems; however, beetle consumption of basidiomes is thought to be affected by fungal factors, via mechanisms analogous to those observed in plant–herbivore interactions and in some interactions with fungi as hosts in the Holarctic region. We investigated how the composition of beetle assemblages varies as a function of fungal taxonomic distance, basidiome consistency, and hyphal systems. We collected 367 basidiomes belonging to the orders Polyporales and Hymenochaetales in the subtropical Araucaria angustifolia forest region of southern Brazil, along with any fauna present or without it. Basidiomes were maintained individually in the laboratory in plastic containers for up to three months to allow beetles to develop to adulthood, at which point the beetles were collected. We found that 207 basidiome specimens representing 40 species were associated with beetles. We recorded 447 occurrences of Coleoptera, representing 90 morphospecies from 20 families. We found that assemblages of fungivorous Coleoptera were more similar among more closely related fungi. Furthermore, the beetle assemblages varied as a function of basidiome toughness, which is influenced by sporocarp consistency and hyphal system type. The associations between beetles and basidiomes resemble those reported previously in temperate zones, suggesting continuity in the structure of such associations across a wide latitudinal range.

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Factors affecting the structure of Coleoptera assemblages on bracket fungi (Basidiomycota) in a Brazilian forest

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“…Nevertheless, the potential reward for new insights into the spatial patterns of fungal fruiting is high. Fruiting is a basic biological process of many fungi, and fruit body production is an important part of ecosystems and food webs (Maser et al , Komonen , Schigel , Komonen et al ), with groups of organisms that depend on fungal fruit bodies for food and/or habitat, such as insects, mammals, slugs and snails (Wheeler and Blackwell , Worthen , Claridge and May , Yamashita and Hijii ). Several studies have shown that the timing of fungal fruiting can be driven by climatic variability at local (Sato et al , Büntgen et al , Ágreda et al ), regional (Gange et al , Diez et al ), and national (Kauserud et al , , ) scales.…”

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Fine‐scale spatiotemporal dynamics of fungal fruiting: prevalence, amplitude, range and continuity

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Despite the critical importance of fungi as symbionts with plants, resources for animals, and drivers of ecosystem function, the spatiotemporal distributions of fungi remain poorly understood. The belowground life cycle of fungi makes it difficult to assess spatial patterns and dynamic processes even with recent molecular techniques. Here we offer an explicit spatiotemporal Bayesian inference of the drivers behind spatial distributions from investigation of a Swiss inventory of fungal fruit bodies. The unique inventory includes three temperate forest sites in which a total of 73 952 fungal fruit bodies were recorded systematically in a spatially explicit design between 1992 and 2006. Our motivation is to understand how broad‐scale climate factors may influence spatiotemporal dynamics of fungal fruiting within forests, and if any such effects vary between two functional groups, ectomycorrhizal (ECM) and saprotrophic fungi. For both groups we asked: 1) how consistent are the locations of fruiting patches, the sizes of patches, the quantities of fruit bodies, and of prevalence (occupancy)? 2) Do the annual spatial characteristics of fungal fruiting change systematically over time? 3) Are spatial characteristics of fungal fruiting driven by climatic variation? We found high inter‐annual continuity in fruiting for both functional groups. The saprotrophic species were characterised by small patches with variable fruit body counts. In contrast, ECM species were present in larger, but more distinctly delimited patches. The spatial characteristics of the fungal community were only indirectly influenced by climate. However, climate variability influenced overall yields and prevalence, which again links to spatial structure of fruit bodies. Both yield and prevalence were correlated with the amplitudes of occurrence and of fruit body counts, but only prevalence influenced the spatial range. Summarizing, climatic variability affects forest‐stand fungal distributions via its influence on yield (amount) and prevalence (occupancy), whereas fungal life‐history strategies dictate fine‐scale spatial characteristics.

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“…Almost all studies on mycophagous drosophilids have been conducted in North America, Europe and Japan (COURTNEY et al, 1990;BURLA et al, 1991;TODA et al, 1999;YAMASHIDA & HIJII, 2007), and indicate that Drosophila is a genus that abounds in fungi fruiting bodies, and that it may even represent the majority of Diptera that emerge from this substrate (TODA et al, 1999). These investigations also offer evidences that most mycophagous Drosophila species known belong to the pinicola, quinaria, testacea and tripunctata species groups, all of which are included in the immigranstripunctata radiation (REMSEN & O'GRADY, 2002;MARKOW & O'GRADY, 2005).…”

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Drosophilidae (Diptera) associated to fungi: differential use of resources in anthropic and Atlantic Rain Forest areas

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Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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ABSTRACT. This study investigates the Drosophilidae species associated to fruiting bodies of fungi in forested and anthropized environments of the Atlantic Rain Forest Biome, in south and southeastern Brazil. We collected samples of imagoes flying over and emerging from fruiting bodies of species of five fungi families, in six collection sites. We obtained 18 samples, from which emerged 910 drosophilids of 31 species from the genera Drosophila Fallen, 1823, Hirtodrosophila Duda, 1923, Leucophenga Mik, 1886, Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 1914, Scaptomyza Hardy, 1849, Zaprionus Coquillett, 1901 and Zygothrica Wiedemann, 1830. The Drosophila species collected on fungi, as well as Zaprionus indianus Gupta, 1970, had previously been recorded colonizing fruits, demonstrating their versatility in resource use. Most of these species belong to the immigrans-tripunctata radiation of Drosophila. Our records expands the mycophagous habit (feeding or breeding on fungi) to almost all species groups of this radiation in the Neotropical region, even those supposed to be exclusively frugivorous. Assemblages associated to fungi of forested areas were more heterogeneous in terms of species composition, while those associated to fungi of anthropized areas were more homogeneous. The drosophilids from anthropized areas were also more versatile in resource use.KEYWORDS. Drosophila, mycophagous insects, feeding sites, breeding sites.RESUMO. Drosophilidae (Diptera) associados a fungos: uso diferenciado de recursos em áreas antrópicas e de Mata Atlântica. Foi realizado um estudo das espécies de Drosophilidae associadas aos corpos de frutificação de fungos em ambientes florestais e antrópicos no Bioma Mata Atlântica, no sul e sudeste do Brasil. Foram realizadas coletas de adultos sobrevoando e emergindo de corpos de frutificação de espécies de fungos de cinco famílias, em seis pontos de coleta. Foram obtidas 18 amostras, onde foram coletados 910 indivíduos de 31 espécies, pertencentes aos gêneros Drosophila Fallen, 1823, Hirtodrosophila Duda, 1923, Leucophenga Mik, 1886, Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 1914, Scaptomyza Hardy, 1849, Zaprionus Coquillett, 1901 e Zygothrica Wiedemann, 1830. As espécies de Drosophila coletadas, assim como Zaprionus indianus Gupta, 1970, já haviam sido registradas em frutos, evidenciando sua versatilidade na utilização dos recursos. A maioria destas espécies pertence à radiação immigrans-tripunctata de Drosophila. Em espécies desta radiação que habitam regiões temperadas, a micofagia é amplamente difundida; nossos registros (de sítios de alimentação e oviposição em fungos) expandem este hábito para quase todos os grupos de espécies desta radiação na região Neotropical, mesmo aquelas que se supunham ser exclusivamente frugívoras. As assembléias colonizadoras dos corpos de frutificação variaram entre as espécies de fungos e com o tipo de ambiente em que eles se desenvolviam, onde as espécies de drosofilídeos generalistas utilizam os fungos em ambientes mais degradados. PALAVRAS-CHAVES.Drosophila, insetos micófagos, síti...

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The role of fungal taxa and developmental stage of mushrooms in determining the composition of the mycophagous insect community in a Japanese forest

Cited by 30 publications

References 23 publications

Factors affecting the structure of Coleoptera assemblages on bracket fungi (Basidiomycota) in a Brazilian forest

Factors affecting the structure of Coleoptera assemblages on bracket fungi (Basidiomycota) in a Brazilian forest

Fine‐scale spatiotemporal dynamics of fungal fruiting: prevalence, amplitude, range and continuity

Drosophilidae (Diptera) associated to fungi: differential use of resources in anthropic and Atlantic Rain Forest areas

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