Fungi inhabiting submerged forest litter in a temperate stream (South Eastern Lithuania).
2009; De Gruyter Open; Volume: 15; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2029-932X
Autores Tópico(s)Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
ResumoMarkovskaja S., 2009: Fungi inhabiting submerged forest litter in a temperate stream (South Eastern Lithuania) [Misko paklote ardantys grybai vidutinio klimato juostos upelyje (Pietrycių Lietuvoje)]. – Botanica Lithuanica, 15(2): 105–116. The paper deals with microscopic fungi colonizing different submerged substrates of the forest litter in the temperate lotic habitat – small freshwater stream located in the mixed spruce-dominated forest (Trakai district, South Eastern Lithuania). Present study indicates that substantial differences exist in species richness, species composition and colonizing activity of fungal communities inhabiting different substrates – decaying leaves, wood debris and needles. In total 51 species belonging to 45 genera are reported; 8 species, Chalara picea-abies, Dactylaria purpurella, Helicoon richonis, Hymenoscyphus imberbis, Mirandina corticola, Pseudohalonectria lutea, Pleospora hydrophila, and Tumularia aquatica, are registered for the first time in Lithuania. Biodiversity, ecological peculiarities of the recorded species, their frequency of occurrence, and substrate preferences are discussed.
Referência(s)