Macrofungi represents a diverse group of taxa which play an important role in nutrient cycling. This study was designed to evaluate the diversity, composition, and ecological importance of macromycetes belonging to the Basidiomycota and Ascomycota at a lowland Amazonian rainforest area in the southeastern region of Peru, Madre de Dios province. The study was divided into two parts: (1) an inventory involving opportunistic collections, and (2) a quantitative comparison between the three major habitats: primary high-terrace forest, secondary high-terrace forest, and primary floodplain forest. Three hundred and five morphospecies were collected from Los Amigos Biological Station indicating a high diversity. The fungal family composition found in the area was typical of Neotropical areas. Forty eight species are presented as new records for the country. Similarity indexes showed that the species composition varied among habitats; however all of them were mainly composed of three families: Tricholomataceae, Polyporaceae, and Xylariaceae.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TCU/oai:etd.tcu.edu:etd-05012007-114947 |
| Date | 01 May 2007 |
| Creators | Gazis, Romina Orietta |
| Contributors | John Janovec |
| Publisher | Texas Christian University |
| Source Sets | Texas Christian University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/msword |
| Source | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-05012007-114947/ |
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