| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Forestry,Sari Agriculture Science, Natural Resources University,Sari,Iran;2.Department of Forestry and forest economic, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources,University of Tehran,Karaj,Iran;3.Department of Wood Science and Engineering,Technical Faculty of Sari No 2,Sari,Iran;4.Department of Wood and Paper Science,Sari Agriculture Science and Natural Resources University,Sari,Iran;5.USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory,Madison,USA;6.Department of Botany,Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection,Tehran,Iran |
| Abstract: | Fungal diversity in the Hyrcanian forests can greatly vary due to diverse ecological conditions. The scope of the present research was to investigate the diversity of wood decay fungi at three sites in the northern forests of Iran. Fruiting bodies of fungi were collected in three plots dominated by Quercus castaneifolia C.A.M. (oak) and Carpinus betulus L. (hornbeam) in the Hyrcanian Forest. As many as 19 and 13 taxa were found on hornbeam and oak, respectively. The identification of these fungi revealed Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr. and Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst. as highly abundant on hornbeam and oak, respectively. Highest fungal abundance was observed at an altitude range of 1150-1200 meters above sea level. Diversity of macro-fungi was determined and the mean Shannon diversity index was found to be 2.52 and 1.94 for hornbeam and oak, respectively, and mean equitability was calculated as 0.84 and 0.73 for hornbeam and oak, respectively. There were no significant differences in the Shannon Diversity Index or equitability. Overall, current work showed that most of the identified fungi were classified as white rot fungi. |
