Macrofungi on Three Nonnative Coniferous Species Introduced 130
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Acta Mycologica Article ID: 55212 DOI: 10.5586/am.55212 ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER in MYCOLOGY Publication History Received: 2020-05-16 Macrofungi on Three Nonnative Coniferous Accepted: 2020-11-20 Published: 2021-03-05 Species Introduced 130 Years Ago, Into Handling Editor Warmia, Poland Anna Kujawa; Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of 1* 2 Marta Damszel , Sławomir Piętka , Sciences, Poland; 3 2 https://orcid.org/0000-0001- Andrzej Szczepkowski , Zbigniew Sierota 9346-2674 1Department of Entomology, Phytopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland , Authors Contributions 2Department of Forestry and Forest Ecology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ZS and SP: designing the concept, Olsztyn, Poland experimental structure; ZS, SP, AS, 3Institute of Forest Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Warsaw, Poland and MD: data analysis, writing of the manuscript; SP performed the *To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: [email protected] experiments; ZS, AS, and MD reviewing and editing of the manuscript Abstract Funding In fall 2018 and 2019, we assessed colonization by fungi on Douglas fr trees The studies were fnanced by the [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco], white pine (Pinus strobus L.), and red University of Warmia and Mazury cedar (Tuja plicata D. Don.) on selected experimental plots of the former in Olsztyn, statutory funds of Department of Forestry and Prussian Experimental Station, where nonnative tree species were introduced Forest Ecology. from North America over a century ago. Te presence of sporocarps on trunks, root collars, and stumps as well as the litter layer in the soil within a radius of 0.5 Competing Interests m around the trunk of the tree was determined. Additionally, the volume of dead No competing interests have wood on the forest foor of the entire plot was assessed. We recorded numerous been declared. fungi on trees and stumps as well as in the litter and soil. For the 31 plots in 12 Copyright Notice forest districts, we determined 745 sporocarps of 48 taxa, with 335/19 on the © The Author(s) 2020. This is an wood of P. menziesii trees and stumps, 377/15 on P. strobus, and 33/6 on T. plicata open access article distributed trees. Te highest share of trees with various trunk damage levels was found for T. under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, plicata (70.3%) and the lowest for P. menziesii (6.2%). Among the root parasitic which permits redistribution, fungi, Heterobasidion sp. and Armillaria sp. were found, especially on the collars commercial and noncommercial, and stumps of T. plicata and P. strobus; we did not fnd basidiomata of both provided that the article is pathogens on P. menziesii. Te volume of dead wood within the P. menziesii plots properly cited. averaged 7.1 m3/ha, whereas in T. plicata plots, it was 56.3 m3/ha. We identifed 10 taxa that have not been reported in association with P. strobus for Poland (Cylindrobasidium laeve, Dacrymyces sp., Exidia pithya, E. saccharina, Gymnopilus pnetrans, Leptoporus mollis, Mycena sanguinolenta, Tapinella panuoides, Trametes versicolor, and Xylaria hypoxylon) and three taxa (Exidia pithya, Leptoporus mollis, Serpula himantioides) associated with T. plicata. Keywords Macromycetes; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Pinus strobus; Tuja plicata; Warmia forests 1. Introduction Te introduction of some North American tree species into Europe was initiated by Lord Weymouth in 1605 (Pinus strobus L.; white pine), followed by David Douglas in 1827 [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco; Douglas fr] and John Jefrey in 1853 (Tuja plicata D. Don.; red cedar). However, the large-scale introduction of nonnative tree species dates back to the end of the nineteenth century (Białobok & Chylarecki, 1965; Chylarecki, 1976; Jaworski, 2011), mainly owing to the need to obtain a faster-growing wood stock (Zobel et al., 1987) with high biocenotic values in forest cultivation (Bellon et al., 1977; Gazda & Fijała, 2010; Gazda & Szlaga, 2008; Herman & Lavender, 1999; Szwagrzyk, 2000). Acta Mycologica / 2020 / Volume 55 / Issue 2 / Article 55212 Publisher: Polish Botanical Society 1 Damszel et al. / Nonnative Conifers are Colonized by Native Macromycetes In Poland, nonnative trees were introduced in the Kórnik Arboretum (1861), Wirty Arboretum (1881), and in the north-eastern areas of Poland within the present borders (Warmia and Mazury) (1861 and 1880) (Białobok & Chylarecki, 1965; Cyzman et al., 2012; Panka, 2012; Schwappach, 1891; Szymanowski, 1959; Tumiłowicz, 1967, 1968, 1988). Te existing groups (clusters) have been the subject of numerous ecological and forestry studies (Bellon et al., 1977; Tumiłowicz, 1967), including few phytopathological/mycological experiments (Benben, 1969; Grzywacz, 1978, 1979; Grzywacz et al., 1998). Such groups of trees (the forest area of the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Olsztyn) are currently 100–135 years old. In the meantime, stands have been subjected to various environmental factors such as industrial emissions or weather anomalies; they have also been colonized by various insects or fungi (personal comment from forest districts). For cognitive and practical (economic) reasons, it is essential to state the native species of macromycetes (mycorrhizal and wood-inhabiting) that may colonize the nonnative trees and afect their development and survival. Te question about the “strangeness” of these species in the boreal forests of Europe, including Poland, remains open and needs to be further investigated. In this context, we hypothesized that the species composition of macromycetes inhabiting trees of three diferent species introduced into Warmia and Mazury in the nineteenth century does not difer from those recorded on native tree species in this region. Te question is to what extent the identifed species may threaten the future existence of nonnative trees. 2. Material and Methods 2.1. Study Area Te study was performed in old areas of the former Prussian Experimental Station (PES) research plots, where 23 tree species native to North America were introduced and cultivated in the 1890s (Danckelmann, 1884; Schwappach, 1891, 1901, 1911). Te shape and size of the plots previously laid (2–12 circular areas or quadrilateral areas of a similar size) can be associated with the commonly used Mortzfeld nesting complete cutting (Mortzfeld, 1896). In 1962–1963, Tumiłowicz (1967) assessed the trees remaining in the plots in the Masurian-Podlasie region. Tree species exhibited the highest survival rates, namely Douglas fr (Pseudotsuga menziesii), white pine (Pinus strobus), and red cedar (Tuja plicata)(Figure 1). Among the locations created by PES, the following forest districts need to be mentioned: Dobrocin, Jedwabno, Lidzbark, Miłomłyn, Nidzica, Nowe Ramuki, Spychowo, Strzałowo, Susz, Szczytno, Wipsowo, and Zaporowo (Figure 2). 2.2. Plots Tested In 2016, based on an available forest database (https://www.bdl.lasy.gov.pl/), stands with introduced species were GPS-located in 44 areas (Figure 2); however, only 19 cases were confrmed, where clusters founded by Danckelmann (1884) and Schwappach (Schwappach, 1891, 1901, 1911) and inventoried by Tumiłowicz (1967, 1968, 1988) were found (in other cases, the number of trees was too small to be assessed) (Table 1). In these plots (Table 1), the trees were measured, and the fungi occurring (i) on the trees and (ii) accidentally present during the observation in their immediate vicinity were inventoried from August to November (2018–2019). Te forest foor in a radius of 0.5 m from the tree trunk was adopted as the minimal area (Moravec, 1973). During the assessment, all sporocarps present on tree trunks, root collars, and stumps as well as the minimal area of the investigated tree species were identifed and counted (Figure 3). Te assessed plot was similar, depending on the diameter of the tree in the root collar for white pine (1.85 m2 in diameter), Douglas fr (1.6 m2), and red cedar (1.71 m2). In all investigated plots (Table 1), all standing trees were assessed, and dendrometrical parameters were determined (detailed data not published). For every Forest District from 30 days before assessment, the average air temperature and sum of rainfall as well as hydrothermal coefcient K (Sielianinov’s index applied Acta Mycologica / 2020 / Volume 55 / Issue 2 / Article 55212 Publisher: Polish Botanical Society 2 Damszel et al. / Nonnative Conifers are Colonized by Native Macromycetes Figure 1 Representative pictures of the studied stands: Tree most common nonnative species in Warmia. Figure 2 Locations of the assessed tree clusters in the Warmia region (Olsztyn Forest Directorate): green triangle – Pseudotsuga menziesii; blue circle – Pinus strobus; red square – Tuja plicata. to assess thermal and pluviometric conditions in agronomy) were determined (K = P × 10/ΣT; where P is the sum of precipitation and Σ T is the sum of average daily temperatures during the period; K values 0–0.4 means the arid period, 0.5–0.7 very dry, 0.8–1.0 quite dry, 1.1–1.3 dry, 1.4–1.6 optimal, 1.7–2.0 moist, 2.1–2.5 wet, >2.5 very wet; scale modifed). Te collected material was investigated using standard methods applied to the taxonomy of macromycetes. Macromycetes were identifed both on site and in the laboratory. Species were identifed using keys (Bernicchia, 2005; Bernicchia & Gorjón, 2010; Breitenbach & Kränzlin, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2000; Kränzlin, 2005; Ludwig, 2007; Ryvarden & Melo, 2017). No