The effects of grazing history, soil properties and stand structure on the communities of saprotrophic fungi in wood-pastures

• DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101163
• Publication Date: 2022-07-19T10:00:41Z
• Authors: Kaisa Tervonen; Anna Oldén; Sara Taskinen; Panu Halme
• Keywords: Conservation grazing

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