A1 Journal article (refereed)
The effects of grazing history, soil properties and stand structure on the communities of saprotrophic fungi in wood-pastures (2022)

Tervonen, K., Oldén, A., Taskinen, S., & Halme, P. (2022). The effects of grazing history, soil properties and stand structure on the communities of saprotrophic fungi in wood-pastures. Fungal Ecology, 60, Article 101163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101163

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Tervonen, Kaisa; Oldén, Anna; Taskinen, Sara; Halme, Panu

Journal or series: Fungal Ecology

ISSN: 1754-5048

eISSN: 1878-0083

Publication year: 2022

Volume: 60

Article number: 101163

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101163

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82610

Abstract

Wood-pastures are threatened anthropogenic biotopes that provide habitat for an extensive group of species. Here we studied the effect of management, grazing intensity, time since abandonment, historical land-use intensity, soil properties and stand conditions on communities of saprotrophic fungi in wood-pastures in Central Finland. We found that the proportion of broadleaved trees and soil pH are the major drivers in the communities of saprotrophic fungi in these boreal wood-pastures. In addition, tree species richness, soil moisture, historical land-use intensity and time since abandonment affected the communities of saprotrophic fungi. Current management or grazing intensity did not have a clear effect on saprotrophic fungal species richness, although dung-inhabiting fungal species richness was highest at intermediate to high grazing intensity. Obviously, there were many more dung-inhabiting fungal species on grazed than on abandoned sites. Our study highlights the conservation value of wood-pastures as hotspots of saprotrophic fungi.

Keywords: pastures; biotope; fungi; soil; natural diversity

Free keywords: dung-inhabiting; forest pastures; fungal diversity; semi-natural; semi-open; traditional rural biotopes

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2022

JUFO rating: 1