Polypore communities in broadleaved boreal forests
Markkanen, A., & Halme, P. (2012). Polypore communities in broadleaved boreal forests. Silva Fennica, 46(3), 317-331. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.43
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The cover and extent of boreal broadleaved forests have been decreasing due to modern forest
management practices and fire suppression. As decomposers of woody material, polypores
are ecologically important ecosystem engineers. The ecology and conservation biology of
polypores have been studied intensively in boreal coniferous forests. However, only a few
studies have focused on the species living on broadleaved trees. To increase knowledge on
this species group we conducted polypore surveys in 27 broadleaved forests and 303 forest
compartments (539 ha) on the southern boreal zone in Finland and measured dead wood and
forest characteristics. We detected altogether 98 polypore species, of which 13 are red-listed
in Finland. 60% of the recorded species are primarily associated with broadleaved trees. The
number of species in a local community present in a broadleaved forest covered approximately
50 species, of which 30–40 were primarily associated with broadleaved trees. The size of the
inventoried area explained 67% of the variation in the species richness, but unlike in previous
studies conducted in coniferous forests, dead wood variables as well as forest structure
had very limited power in explaining polypore species richness on forest stand level. The
compartments occupied by red listed Protomerulius caryae had an especially high volume
of living birch, but otherwise the occurrences of red-listed species could not be predicted
based on the forest structure.
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