Macrofungus ecology and diversity under different conifer monocultures on southern Vancouver Island

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dc.contributor.authorOuterbridge, Renata Anna Maria
dc.contributor.supervisorHintz, William E. A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T23:39:04Z
dc.date.available2018-11-08T23:39:04Z
dc.date.copyright2002en_US
dc.date.issued2018-11-08
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractThere is concern that growing forest plantations in close rotation may adversely impact the rate of litter decomposition and thus soil productivity. The impact of conifer monocultures of Sitka spruce- Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr., Douglas-fir-Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, western red cedar-Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don in Lamb., and western hemlock-Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg., on the diversity and abundance of macrofungi was researched. Study sites were established at three locations on the west-coast of Vancouver Island, based on soil moisture and nutrient regimes, and a systematic survey of fungus species was conducted throughout the growing seasons in 1997 and 1998. A total of 277 taxa were identified, a large portion of them belonging to the genus Mycena (45 species). ANOVA analysis showed that conifer species as well as site differences affect composition, diversity, and abundance of macrofungus communities. Overall, the lowest diversity and abundance were noted in western red cedar and the highest in Douglas-fir stands. Western hemlock supported the highest number of ectomycorrhizal fungi, and Sitka spruce habitat is characterized by a unique abundance of certain Mycena species, e.g. M. tenax. The following fungi were most commonly observed in this study, in descending order of their abundance: Mycena amicta, Cantharellus formosus, Mycena metata group, Mycena rorida, Mycena aurantiidisca, Mycena galopus, and Clavulina cristata. The most frequent genera, from the total of 95, were: Mycena, Cortinarius, Inocybe, Lactarius, Russula, and Galerina. Species composition differed amongst the four conifer habitats, with even some non-mycorrhizal macrofungi showing preferences for a given conifer litter. There were considerably more saprobic than ectomycorrhizal species in each habitat, the ratio for the whole study being 7:3. In both years, a vast majority of all macrofungi fruited in September and October, with the least productive months being June, July, and August, due to insufficient precipitation. Ordination analyses suggest that in addition to conifer effects and some degree of spatial autocorrelation, site characteristics, such as soil moisture, nutrient availability, type of undergrowth, may have determined the observed differences in diversity and abundance of macrofungi.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10272
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectMacrofungien_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectVancouver Islanden_US
dc.subjectConifersen_US
dc.titleMacrofungus ecology and diversity under different conifer monocultures on southern Vancouver Islanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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