Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum)
Abstract Mediterranean ecosystems are frequently invaded by pyrophytic scrubs such as Halimium lasianthum that colonize areas traditionally used by livestock. A diverse fungal community is associated with this kind of vegetation, playing an important ecological role in these ecosystems. However, unc...
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| author | Pablo Martín-Pinto Cristina Fernández María Santos Teresa Fontúrbel Juan Andrés Oria-de-Rueda Aitor Vázquez-Veloso Tim Stadler Olaya Mediavilla Ignacio Sanz-Benito |
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| description | Abstract Mediterranean ecosystems are frequently invaded by pyrophytic scrubs such as Halimium lasianthum that colonize areas traditionally used by livestock. A diverse fungal community is associated with this kind of vegetation, playing an important ecological role in these ecosystems. However, uncontrolled expansion of these shrubs considerably increases the risk of wildfires in these stands and, hence, fire-prevention treatments are needed. To investigate the long-term effects of two different forest-fire-prevention treatments on the soil fungal community, we analyzed these communities 9 years after prescribed burning or mechanical shredding were carried out in scrubland dominated by H. lasianthum. Neither of the fire-prevention treatments had a negative long-term effect on the abundance or richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi. However, saprotrophs and lichenized fungi experienced negative effects. Soil fertility significantly affected the distribution of fungi according to their functional groups, and pH was the most influential variable in terms of the distribution of edible species. Our findings indicate that forest management practices to prevent forest fires does not negatively affect the fungal community in the long-term, but for lichens and decomposers. Moreover, prescribed burning is suggested as a more economical way of reducing the risk of wildfires without affecting the ecology of the fungal community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c31bf18710b64bc480e3ed90ec51ac1a2023-01-15T12:11:28ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-01-0113111210.1038/s41598-023-27945-1Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum)Pablo Martín-Pinto0Cristina Fernández1María Santos2Teresa Fontúrbel3Juan Andrés Oria-de-Rueda4Aitor Vázquez-Veloso5Tim Stadler6Olaya Mediavilla7Ignacio Sanz-Benito8Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVa-INIACentro de Investigación Forestal-LourizánSustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVa-INIACentro de Investigación Forestal-LourizánSustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVa-INIASustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVa-INIAUniversity for Sustainable Development EberswaldeSustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVa-INIASustainable Forest Management Research Institute UVa-INIAAbstract Mediterranean ecosystems are frequently invaded by pyrophytic scrubs such as Halimium lasianthum that colonize areas traditionally used by livestock. A diverse fungal community is associated with this kind of vegetation, playing an important ecological role in these ecosystems. However, uncontrolled expansion of these shrubs considerably increases the risk of wildfires in these stands and, hence, fire-prevention treatments are needed. To investigate the long-term effects of two different forest-fire-prevention treatments on the soil fungal community, we analyzed these communities 9 years after prescribed burning or mechanical shredding were carried out in scrubland dominated by H. lasianthum. Neither of the fire-prevention treatments had a negative long-term effect on the abundance or richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi. However, saprotrophs and lichenized fungi experienced negative effects. Soil fertility significantly affected the distribution of fungi according to their functional groups, and pH was the most influential variable in terms of the distribution of edible species. Our findings indicate that forest management practices to prevent forest fires does not negatively affect the fungal community in the long-term, but for lichens and decomposers. Moreover, prescribed burning is suggested as a more economical way of reducing the risk of wildfires without affecting the ecology of the fungal community.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27945-1 |
| spellingShingle | Pablo Martín-Pinto Cristina Fernández María Santos Teresa Fontúrbel Juan Andrés Oria-de-Rueda Aitor Vázquez-Veloso Tim Stadler Olaya Mediavilla Ignacio Sanz-Benito Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum) Scientific Reports |
| title | Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum) |
| title_full | Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum) |
| title_fullStr | Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum) |
| title_short | Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum) |
| title_sort | unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread mediterranean rockroses halimium lasianthum |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27945-1 |
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