Yield, Nutrient Composition, and Ruminant Digestibility of Fleshy Fungi in Southern Forests

Blair, R.; Alcaniz, R.; Morris, H. F.

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“…Fungal biochemistry is complex and varies between taxonomic groups ( Mendel 1898 , Kinnear et al 1979 , Vogt et al 1981 , Blair et al 1984 , Grönwall & Pehrson 1984 , Jabaji-Hare 1988 , Hussain & Al-Ruqaie 1999 , Claridge & Trappe 2005 , Barros et al 2007 , 2008 , Kalač 2009 , Ouzouni et al 2009 , Wani et al 2010 , Wallis et al 2012 , Zambonelli et al 2017 , Lucchesi et al 2021 ). The nutritional value for mammals also varies between fungal species and between different parts of the sporocarp.…”

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“…Fungal sporocarps generally contain more proteins and nutrients than plant material ( Wallis et al 2012 ) and can be an important source of essential amino acids ( Blair et al 1984 ). In larger mammals, fungi are not necessarily an important source of dietary biomass but can provide key nutrients that are often scarce or inaccessible in other food sources.…”

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Mammalian Mycophagy: a Global Review of Ecosystem Interactions Between Mammals and Fungi

Elliott

Truong

Jackson

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Fungal Systematics and Evolution

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The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely studied. In this review, we compile 1 154 references published over the last 146 years and provide the first comprehensive global review of mammal species known to eat fungi (508 species in 15 orders). We review experimental studies that found viable fungal inoculum in the scats of at least 40 mammal species, including spores from at least 58 mycorrhizal fungal species that remained viable after ingestion by mammals. We provide a summary of mammal behaviours relating to the consumption of fungi, the nutritional importance of fungi for mammals, and the role of mammals in fungal spore dispersal. We also provide evidence to suggest that the morphological evolution of sequestrate fungal sporocarps (fruiting bodies) has likely been driven in part by the dispersal advantages provided by mammals. Finally, we demonstrate how these interconnected associations are widespread globally and have far-reaching ecological implications for mammals, fungi and associated plants in most terrestrial ecosystems.

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Mammalian Mycophagy: a Global Review of Ecosystem Interactions Between Mammals and Fungi

Elliott

Truong

Jackson

et al. 2022

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

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“…Klein (1985) found that body size of deer was correlated with the quality of summer forage and the opportunity for selective feeding. In southern climates, deer-food plants demonstrate a similar seasonal pattern of protein content and digestibility (Blair et al, 1980(Blair et al, , 1984Short, 1975). Most nutritive new growth occurs in the spring and early summer.…”

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Changes During the Holocene in the Size of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Central Illinois

Purdue

1989

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White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from central Illinois varied in size during the Holocene. The record, which extends back to 8450 yr B.P., indicates small deer through the mid-Holocene until 3650 yr B.P., after which size increases. Although influences of winter climate, seasonality, anthropogenic effects, and other ecological factors should not be discounted, an intriguing possible cause of the deer size shifts is insolation-driven summer climate and its influence on food resources. In the Holocene, small deer size is correlated with high summer insolation and with low winter insolation. Climatic models indicate that in spite of changes in insolation, Holocene winters did not vary greatly through time, especially in contrast to summers, which were dynamic. Physiological constraints peculiar to O. virginianus make critical the quality of summer forage for determining final adult size. Summer temperature averaged 2°C warmer than present during the middle Holocene, which increased evaporation and probably reduced the period of availability of high-quality forage low in fiber and high in protein. Consequently, less fuel for growth was consumed by mid-Holocene deer and only small body size was achieved. Other possible causes (e.g., Bergmann's rule, seasonality) of clinal variation are considered with reference to central Illinois deer, but at present the most parsimonious explanation appears to be the summer insolation hypothesis.

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Seasonal food use by white-tailed deer at Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, USA

Cypher

Yahner

Cypher

1988

Environmental Management

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Yield, Nutrient Composition, and Ruminant Digestibility of Fleshy Fungi in Southern Forests

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Mammalian Mycophagy: a Global Review of Ecosystem Interactions Between Mammals and Fungi

Mammalian Mycophagy: a Global Review of Ecosystem Interactions Between Mammals and Fungi

Changes During the Holocene in the Size of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Central Illinois

Seasonal food use by white-tailed deer at Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, USA

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